Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clayton, MO ranks #3,939 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 733 patents from 144 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clayton, MO include G.D. Searle, Washington University, Fibrogen. That works out to 42.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 144 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John N. Freskos G.D. Searle 128
2 Mihaly V. Toth G.D. Searle 40
3 Patrick J. Lennon 30
#4 Lan Yang Washington University 29
#5 Stephen J. Klaus Fibrogen 28
#6 Ty T. Vaughn Monsanto Technology 17
#6 Subhash Suri Combinenet 17
#6 Paul T. Kotzbauer Washington University 17
#9 Brian D. McCary Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 16
#10 Thomas Adam Kaczkowski Air Distribution Technologies Ip 15
#11 Stephen M. Beverley Biomarin Pharmaceutical 14
#12 James G. Miller Hover-Davis 12
#13 Paul Seungkyu Min Washington University 11
#14 Garland R. Marshall Washington University 10
#14 Ashley B. Hornsby Cepia 10
#14 Norbert S. Mason Washington University 10
#14 John M. Surgant 10
#18 Stanley A. Lawton The Boeing 9
#18 Rajendra S. Apte Washington University 9
#20 Paul Gibson Pilatus Flugzeugwerke Ag 8
#20 Thomas U. Luebbe Dow Global Technologies 8
#20 Kevin Brian Sprague Ip Reservoir 8
#23 Liou-Liang Horng 7
#23 Frances G. Lopata Olin 7
#25 Xianlin Han Washington University 6
#25 Vadim Strots International Engine Intellectual Property Company 6
#25 Pui-Yan Kwok Washington University 6
#25 Lilly Canel-Katz Koplar Interactive Systems International 6
#29 Barrett L. Scallet Anheuser-Busch 5
#29 Erik O. Rylski Emerson Electric 5
#29 Steven M. Rothman University of Minnesota 5
#29 Alan J. Berkowitz Berco Industries 5
#29 Brett Taylor Depuy Spine 5
#29 Jonathan I. Katz Koplar Interactive Systems International 5
#29 Greg Siwak Trg Accessories, L.L.C. 5
#36 Jiaxi Fang Washington University 4
#36 Bryan Niehaus Mastercard 4
#36 Edmund C. Hudson Mallinckrodt 4
#36 J. Timothy Keane G.D. Searle 4
#36 Alan R. Cahill Elan Polo 4
#36 Jean-Philippe Khodara 4
#36 James St. Clair Texas Instruments 4
#36 Christopher I. Byrnes Washington University 4
#36 Oliver D. Deex 4
#36 James J. Havranek Washington University 4
#36 Alan Schwartz Washington University 4
#47 Justin Ryan Romo Scottrade 3
#47 Molly Siwak 3
#47 Samuel Siwak 3
#47 William A. Lang 3

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