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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Belleville, KS ranks #33,703 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 26 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Belleville, KS include Scott Specialties, Reinke Manufacturing Company, Watts Regulator. That works out to 12.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Melissa Novak Scott Specialties 5
2 Douglas Lynn Wilkinson Reinke Manufacturing Company 3
2 Melva Nondorf Scott Specialties 3
#4 Melva Reinke Scott Specialties 2
#4 Lee K. Stump 2
#4 Dustin Wade Allcorn Watts Regulator 2
#4 James Ian McDonald Scott Specialties 2
#8 Wayne J. Nielander 1
#8 Walter E. Baldridge Precision Dynamics 1
#8 Curtis C. Crawford, Jr. Precision Dynamics 1
#8 Dale Frankamp 1
#8 Linda Ashton Scott Specialties 1
#8 Lanie Engle Scott Specialties 1
#8 Nyle M. Miller Precision Dynamics 1

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