Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clayton, MO ranks #5,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 17 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clayton, MO include Washington University, University of Minnesota, Koplar Interactive Systems International. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Rajendra S. Apte Washington University 2
1 Lan Yang Washington University 2
3 Steven M. Rothman University of Minnesota 1
3 Lilly Canel-Katz Koplar Interactive Systems International 1
3 John Samuel Vick 1
3 Cody Allen Smith Appian 1
3 Eugene Pinkhassik The University Of Memphis Research Foundation 1
3 James G. Luntz Star Manufacturing International 1
3 John N. Freskos G.D. Searle 1
3 Geng Ku Washington University 1
3 James J. Havranek Washington University 1
3 Brian D. McCary Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 1
3 Greg Siwak Trg Accessories, L.L.C. 1
3 Edmund C. Hudson Mallinckrodt 1
3 Kate Elizabeth Jente Google 1

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