Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tulsa, OK ranks #347 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 8,908 patents from 2,344 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tulsa, OK include Halliburton Energy Services, Lanxide Technology, Itool Equipment Holding. That works out to 21.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 2,344 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Donn J. Brown Halliburton Energy Services 95
2 William B. Johnson Lanxide Technology 84
3 Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth Halliburton Energy Services 71
#4 David S. Jordan Itool Equipment Holding 67
#5 Mark L. Hlavinka Chevron 66
#6 Rafael Espinoza 65
#7 David M. Berezowski United Video Properties 61
#8 Brown Lyle Wilson Baker Hughes Holdings 51
#9 Michael H. Freeman Raytrx 50
#10 Michael H. Freeman Advanced Charging Technologies 48
#10 Albert P. Masino Chevron 48
#12 Mark S. Thomas Xerox 43
#12 Donald W. Allison United Video Properties 43
#14 Edward L. Gibbs Unknown 39
#14 M. Scott Reichardt Rovi Guides 39
#16 Jordan Boss Raytrx 38
#16 Jeremiah Clark Navico Holding As 38
#18 Robert C. Martin Imation 35
#18 Michael R. Brown Sensus Spectrum 35
#18 Kevin C. Baxter Lumenlabs 35
#21 Jason Hill Emerson Electric 32
#22 John F. Swartz Daig 31
#22 Bryan Santangelo Time Warner Cable 31
#22 Gary L. Johnson National Jewish Center For Immunology And Respiratory Medicine 31
#22 John G. Nunan Umicore Ag & Co. Kg 31
#26 Paige L. Johnson Hheli 30
#27 Kurt Kraus Honeywell 29
#27 Wesley John Nowitzki Halliburton Energy Services 29
#27 Kenneth L. Agee Emerging Fuels Technology 29
#27 Wayne W. Frenier Schlumberger Technology 29
#31 Kenneth Smith Optronics 28
#31 H. Lynn Tomlinson Reg Synthetic Fuels 28
#31 Raj N. Singh GE 28
#31 Robert L. Carpenter Zebco Holdings 28
#31 Roy E. Stiner Brunswick 28
#31 Toby DeWeese Rovi Guides 28
#37 Brian L. Launder H&L Tooth 27
#37 W. Benjamin Herrington United Video Properties 27
#37 Jeffery Ronald Clausen National Oilwell Varco 27
#37 Brian Santee Advanced Charging Technologies 27
#37 Arthur H. McElroy, II Mcelroy Manufacturing 27
#42 David Barber Rovi Technologies 26
#42 Jeffrey G. Frey Baker Hughes Holdings 26
#44 W. J. “Jim” Weaver, Jr. Advanced Charging Technologies 25
#44 John S. Jones Fwj Plastic Packaging 25
#44 William B. Beaulieu Chevron 25
#47 Houston B. Mount, II Amoco 24
#47 Casey Laine Newport Halliburton Energy Services 24
#47 Robert Charles De Long Halliburton Energy Services 24
#47 Kent L. Zwayer Zebco Division Of Brunswick 24

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