Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wichita Falls, TX ranks #3,658 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 803 patents from 187 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wichita Falls, TX include Brightview Technologies, ExxonMobil, Texas Recreation. That works out to 7.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 187 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert L. Wood Brightview Technologies 75
2 James N. McCoy ExxonMobil 65
3 Robert S. Scheurer Texas Recreation 52
#4 Jay W. Carter, Jr. Cartercopters, L.L.C. 28
#5 John D. Kleinecke 26
#6 Clyde A. Willis W-N Apache 22
#7 Donna Long Microsoft 21
#8 Susan Harrison Zooth 20
#9 Samir F. Farag Siemens Energy & Automation 18
#9 James H. Coleman Biosense Webster 18
#11 Brent C. Satterfield Invoy Holdings 14
#12 Fred J. Carter, III United Cutlery 13
#13 Joie L. Folkers Ameron International 12
#13 R. David Anderson Medtronic 12
#15 Keith M. Haney W-N Apache 11
#15 Thomas F. Long onsemi 11
#15 Stephen M. Scheurer Texas Recreation 11
#15 Thomas R. Little Siemens-Allis 11
#19 J. Warne Carter, Sr. Carter Wind Power 10
#20 Kendal Hancock Texas Recreation 9
#20 Richard Matthew Ramirez Living Proof 9
#20 Richard Wayne Mayberry Warner Electric Technology 9
#23 William L. Kane Cascade Waterworks Manufacturing 8
#23 Michael V. Nelson Trc Recreation, Lp 8
#25 Harold Reed Unknown 7
#25 Jeffrey R. Lewis Cartercopters, L.L.C. 7
#27 Michael W. Mertins Howmet Research 6
#27 Jerry K. Lingafelter Walker-Neer Manufacturing Co. 6
#27 Constantin Anastase White Consolidated Industries 6
#30 Howard D. Kisner General Motors 5
#30 V. C. Saied Unknown 5
#30 Hector P. Mercado Ameron 5
#30 Gary D. Ennis Pactiv 5
#30 Dana Watson 5
#30 Kevin M. Tracy RTX (Raytheon) 5
#36 Mark Wayne Rudolph 4
#36 William C. Nehren White Consolidated Industries 4
#36 Douglas Alan Chojecki Wastequip 4
#36 Ryan Swiatek 4
#36 Charles H. Pugh 4
#36 Robert Baxter 4
#36 Brian M. Francis Ameron International 4
#36 Randall Long AT&T 4
#36 Patrick L. Rominger Trc Recreation, Lp 4
#36 Joel Sansing Hunting Titan 4
#36 Theron Jim Kennedy 4
#47 Larry W. DePoorter Cryovac 3
#47 Roye Maenza 3
#47 Phillip Todd Janca 3
#47 Robert Neil Ward Kalvista Pharmaceuticals Limited 3

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