Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chesterfield, MO ranks #84 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 29,443 patents from 6,461 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chesterfield, MO include The Invention Science Fund I, G.D. Searle, Ericsson. That works out to 588.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 6,461 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric C. Leuthardt The Invention Science Fund I 640
2 John J. Talley G.D. Searle 228
3 Daniel P. Getman G.D. Searle 170
#4 James A. Sikorski G.D. Searle 131
#5 Matthew John Lawrenson Ericsson 110
#6 Robert D. Lee Dallas Semiconductor 92
#7 Slobodan Trifunovic Monsanto Technology 86
#8 David L. Brown G.D. Searle 85
#9 Mark Hunter Veran Medical Technologies 76
#10 Samuel Achilefu Mallinckrodt 74
#11 Matthew J. Graneto G.D. Searle 70
#12 James K. Roberts Monsanto Technology 69
#12 Ronald S. Indeck Ip Reservoir 69
#14 William G. Hawkins Xerox 68
#14 Balekudru Devadas G.D. Searle 68
#14 David E. Taylor Ip Reservoir 68
#17 Larry A. Gilbertson Monsanto Technology 67
#18 Dilip M. Shah RTX (Raytheon) 64
#19 Roger W. Engelbart The Boeing 62
#19 Donna L. Romero Bioenergenix 62
#21 Brian M. Novack AT&T 59
#21 Ryan Michael Schmidt Autodesk 59
#21 Dennis P. Riley 59
#24 James D. Wilson United States Postal Service 58
#25 William L. Neumann Medibeacon 57
#25 Louis P. Steinhauser Watlow Electric Manufacturing 57
#25 Curtis Davis Uhnder 57
#28 Thomas E. Rogers G.D. Searle 56
#29 David B. Reitz G.D. Searle 55
#29 Roger D. Chamberlain Ip Reservoir 55
#31 Donald J. Rogier, Jr. G.D. Searle 54
#32 Brandon Thomas Hefer Vista Outdoor Operations 51
#33 Xudong Ye Monsanto Technology 49
#33 Samuel Simon Asculai Hyal Pharmaceutical 49
#33 Christopher E. Cunningham 49
#33 Richard C. Durley Pharmacia 49
#33 Kevin Knatt True Manufacturing Co. 49
#38 Effrosini A. Karayiannis Harman International Industries, Incorporated 48
#38 David M. Webster Seminis Vegetable Seeds 48
#38 Mark Allen Franklin Ip Reservoir 48
#41 Eric Leuthardt Washington University 47
#41 Shawn George Thomas Globalwafers Co. 47
#43 Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. The Invention Science Fund I 46
#44 Bradley D. Gale Contico International 45
#44 Eric Jon Jacobsen 45
#44 Suzanne Metz G.D. Searle 45
#47 Andrew M. Zweig The Boeing 44
#47 Jonathan W. Joplin Express Scripts Strategic Development 44
#49 Michael J. Crawford Monsanto Technology 43
#49 Philippe R. Bovy G.D. Searle 43

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