Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waco, TX ranks #3,346 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 896 patents from 293 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waco, TX include Baylor University, Quantum, Verifi Technologies. That works out to 6.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 293 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Corey P. Carbonara Baylor University 38
2 Kenneth E. Johnson Quantum 30
3 David A. Jack Verifi Technologies 27
#4 Matthew Raymond Magee 7-Eleven 19
#4 Jeff Shultz Early Warning Services 19
#6 Lauritz Pillers Caterpillar 18
#7 Gary B. Young Tymco 16
#8 Benjamin M. Blandford Verifi Technologies 15
#9 Jason Bradley Allen Goodrich 14
#10 Carl R. Smith Northrop Grumman 13
#10 Clemente Conde Easy Gardener 13
#10 Mark Scott Fedex Corporate Services 13
#13 Kenneth W. Busch Baylor University 12
#14 James A. Coellner Engelhard/Icc 11
#14 David M. Fallas 11
#16 Robert Jimenez 10
#16 David J. Fulbright Huck International 10
#18 Rakesh Jagdale Caterpillar 9
#18 Joseph F. Baigas, Jr. Kem-Wove 9
#18 L. Robert Zifferer Packless Metal Hose 9
#18 Robert R. Kane Baylor University 9
#18 Adam Jimenez 9
#18 Emsley A. Davis 9
#24 Brian A. Garner Baylor University 8
#24 Ryan A. Wheeler Marathonnorco Aerospace 8
#26 Jacob M. Hoffman Merck 7
#26 Bill G. Williams Argonaut Technologies 7
#26 William T. Mostyn, Jr. Helena Laboratories 7
#26 Douglas E. Austin Easy Gardener Products 7
#26 Ronald J. Suchecki, Jr. Hoot Aerobic Systems 7
#26 Marianna Busch Baylor University 7
#32 Raymond Fritel Ro Associates 6
#32 Phillip S. Moore Diebold 6
#32 David P. Evans Accenture Global Services Limited 6
#32 Lothar R. Zifferer Packless Metal Hose 6
#32 Sundaram Logaraj Akzo Nobel N.V. 6
#32 Ben Dyer Marathonnorco Aerospace 6
#32 Jason Sulak Taylor Made Golf Company 6
#39 Duane M. Sulak Spenco Medical 5
#39 John Silva Vantage Point Products 5
#39 Joshua E. Berry 7-Eleven 5
#39 Zhenrong Zhang Baylor University 5
#39 Julio Palma Marathonnorco Aerospace 5
#39 Clint Ditto Oaw Holdings 5
#39 Erica Parker Baylor University 5
#39 Liles G. Herring Hercules 5
#47 John D. Holland, II Bcp Controls 4
#47 Fredric J. Weber Spenco Medical 4
#47 Blake Birmingham Baylor University 4
#47 Ravishankar Srinivasan Baylor University 4

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