Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Missouri ranks #24 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 3,623 patents from 2,337 inventors across 213 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.

Top Cities in Missouri 2022

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Chesterfield, MO 997 679
#2 Kansas City, MO 274 192
#3 Columbia, MO 244 108
#4 O'Fallon, MO 147 74
#5 Ballwin, MO 137 78
#6 Holden, MO 130 78
#7 Wildwood, MO 114 62
#8 Lee's Summit, MO 89 60
#9 Saint Peters, MO 84 51
#10 Springfield, MO 65 47
#11 Webster Groves, MO 45 29
#12 Rolla, MO 42 32
#13 Kirkwood, MO 39 30
#14 Saint Louis, MO 37 31
#15 Maryland Heights, MO 37 28
#16 Joplin, MO 36 25
#17 University City, MO 34 28
#18 Liberty, MO 33 13
#19 Creve Coeur, MO 33 22
#20 Manchester, MO 31 21
#21 Wentzville, MO 30 23
#22 Parkville, MO 30 15
#23 Warrenton, MO 29 18
#24 Saint Charles, MO 27 16
#25 Fenton, MO 27 18

Top Inventors in Missouri 2022

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Jeffrey J. Stapleton O'Fallon Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 16
2 Jeff J. Stapleton O'Fallon Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 15
2 Matthew John Lawrenson Chesterfield Ericsson 15
2 Kyle Martin Columbia Aob Products 15
#5 Matthew Kinamore Columbia Aob Products 14
#5 James Tayon Moberly Aob Products 14
#7 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. Fayette Aob Products 12
#7 Anthony Vesich Columbia Aob Products 12
#7 Stanislaw Flasinski Ballwin Monsanto Technology 12
#7 Fielding B. Staton Liberty Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C. 12
#11 Kaoru Kumagai Platte City Topcon 11
#11 Mark Dalton Columbia Aob Products 11
#11 Gary Edward Henke Marshall Pioneer (Corteva) 11
#11 Justin Burke Columbia Aob Products 11
#11 Patrick E. Jochem Chesterfield The Boeing 11
#11 Jian Zhu Chesterfield Goertek 11
#17 Brian Steere Columbia Aob Products 10
#17 Wade Eugene Odland Holden Pioneer (Corteva) 10
#17 Steven Charles Davis Saint Peters Mastercard 10
#17 Douglas A. Graff Teresita State Farm 10
#17 Curtis Smith Columbia Aob Products 10
#22 Christopher T. Scholl Manchester Mastercard 9
#22 Carrin Carlson Wildwood Monsanto Technology 9
#22 Marc Roberts Chesterfield Imagekeeper 9
#22 Arlene R. Howe Ellisville Monsanto Technology 9

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