Joplin, MO ranks #3,916 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 29 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Joplin, MO include L&P Property Management, Tamko Building Products, Cable Television Laboratories. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrance L. Myers | L&P Property Management | 5 |
| 2 | Shaw F. Robertson | L&P Property Management | 4 |
| 3 | David C. Humphreys | Tamko Building Products | 3 |
| #4 | William H. Havins | — | 2 |
| #4 | Donald E. A. Clarke | Cable Television Laboratories | 2 |
| #4 | Darin Miller | Coupang | 2 |
| #7 | Mario Destephen | Eaglepicher Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Michael R. Giebel | Sunbeam Products | 1 |
| #7 | Richard D. Davidson | The Marco | 1 |
| #7 | P. Tyson Garvin | — | 1 |
| #7 | Carsten Nyhues | L&P Property Management | 1 |
| #7 | Andrew Souder, II | Zaf Energy Systems, Incorporated | 1 |
| #7 | Ramanathan Thillaiyan | Eaglepicher Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Jason Hance | Tamko Building Products | 1 |
| #7 | Wujun Fu | Eaglepicher Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Gary L. Jones | General Motors | 1 |
| #7 | Lindsey Janae Lawver | — | 1 |
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