Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Centralia, MO ranks #7,902 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 281 patents from 57 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Centralia, MO include Cnh Industrial America, A. B. Chance, Hubbell Incorporated. That works out to 61.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 57 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian T. Adams Cnh Industrial America 54
2 Mark A. Schmidt 19
3 Edward Dziedzic A. B. Chance 16
#4 Daniel V. Hamilton Hubbell Incorporated 15
#5 Gary Leonard Seider Hubbell Incorporated 14
#6 Daren A. Clark A. B. Chance 10
#6 Lloyd R. Beard A. B. Chance 10
#8 Marvin D. McKelvy A. B. Chance 9
#8 Robert M. Hoyt A. B. Chance 9
#10 Kelly S. Hawkins Hubbell Incorporated 8
#10 Dennis M. Brunner 3M 8
#12 William M. Rinehart A. B. Chance 7
#13 William R. Mahieu A. B. Chance 6
#13 J. Thomas Odom A. B. Chance 6
#13 Melvin E. Clutter A. B. Chance 6
#13 David P. Eppinger A. B. Chance 6
#17 Melvin B. Goe, Jr. A. B. Chance 5
#17 Charles A. Popeck A. B. Chance 5
#19 Dennis C. Kent A. B. Chance 4
#19 Armin M. Bruning A. B. Chance 4
#19 Nancy Heimann Elisha Holding 4
#22 Heidi Sims Hubbell Incorporated 3
#22 Delbert R. Parker A. B. Chance 3
#22 Stanley Garton Dixie Electrical Manufacturing 3
#22 Maynard L. Holdeman A. B. Chance 3
#26 Delmar E. McNaghten A. B. Chance 2
#26 Edward L. West A. B. Chance 2
#26 Matthew Hoek Hubbell Incorporated 2
#26 Gary R. Dickerson A. B. Chance 2
#26 Mahlon L. Bosch A. B. Chance 2
#26 Henry Mastalski A. B. Chance 2
#26 Clayton C. King Hubbell Incorporated 2
#26 Jason Kehl A. B. Chance 2
#26 Richard Graham A. B. Chance 2
#26 Bernard A. Steinkamp Hubbell Incorporated 2
#26 Andrew Ervin Pendergrast Hubbell Incorporated 2
#26 Donald E. Bobbitt A. B. Chance 2
#38 Hester Mae McEuen Hubbell Incorporated 1
#38 Gary E. Bartee A. B. Chance 1
#38 Lucy Mills 1
#38 Sharyl A. Griffith 1
#38 Gerald C. Lewis 1
#38 Willis J. Blankinship Hubbell Incorporated 1
#38 Franklin D. Myers A. B. Chance 1
#38 Donald C. Secrist Hubbell Incorporated 1
#38 Carl W. Yager A. B. Chance 1
#38 Seth A. Malone IBM 1
#38 William L. Hoffman Hubbell Incorporated 1
#38 F. James Speck 1
#38 William G. Edwards A. B. Chance 1

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