Independence, MO ranks #4,026 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 26 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Independence, MO include Progress Rail Services, Toyota, Black & Decker. That works out to 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Joseph Bartonek | Progress Rail Services | 4 |
| 2 | Michael James | Toyota | 3 |
| 3 | Mark A. Etter | Black & Decker | 2 |
| 3 | Brandon D. Wood | Lynk | 2 |
| #5 | Roger E. Billings | Unknown | 1 |
| #5 | Michael L. Bryson | Building Materials Investment | 1 |
| #5 | Olivia Fox | — | 1 |
| #5 | Pamela Christine Woods | — | 1 |
| #5 | Barbara Tomlin | — | 1 |
| #5 | Robert R. Reed | Patent Consultants & Services | 1 |
| #5 | Jerry D. O'Neal | — | 1 |
| #5 | Carl Riesco | Wcm Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Darin Stephens | Bushnell | 1 |
| #5 | Woodrow Wilson Admire | — | 1 |
| #5 | Devin Kelley | Sprint Communications | 1 |
| #5 | Jeff Dodson | Pnc Financial Services Group | 1 |
| #5 | Seth Ian Fox | — | 1 |
| #5 | Timothy A. Vogel | Air Distribution Technologies Ip | 1 |
| #5 | Michelle Bunton | Bam Ag | 1 |
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