Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clinton, MS ranks #8,899 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 237 patents from 72 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clinton, MS include Vasca, US Army, Netzero. That works out to 8.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 72 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Charles D. Finch Vasca 31
2 Charles Weiss US Army 23
3 Bartley P. Durst US Army 12
#4 Ronald Burr Netzero 11
#5 Falih H. Ahmad US Army 9
#6 Percy A. White Eaton 8
#7 Todd S. Rushing Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C. 7
#8 Walter H. Runkis 6
#8 Louis L. Runge Westinghouse Electric 6
#8 Victor F Medina US Army 6
#8 Kevin M. Oberg C.R. Bard 6
#12 Davis E. Warren 5
#12 C. David Finch Vasca 5
#12 Catherine S Stephens US Army 5
#12 Charles H. Carithers, Jr. 5
#12 John H. Ballard US Army 5
#12 Denis D. Rickman US Army 5
#18 Laymon Humphries Verizon 4
#18 James S. Covington 4
#18 Amy Allen Celestica International 4
#21 Beth McCormick University Of Massachusetts 3
#21 Lenora G. Bigler The University Of Mississippi Medical Center 3
#21 Donald H. Douglas US Army 3
#21 Nicholas C Coughlin 3
#21 Larry O. Ezell Vickers 3
#26 Ming-Ju Huang Hannspree 2
#26 John Chu Heska 2
#26 Reginald M Bennett 2
#26 Robert F. Ballard, Jr. US Army 2
#26 Floyd D. Rohner 2
#26 Matthew S. Holmer US Army 2
#26 Vincent Evans 2
#26 Austin V Davis US Army 2
#34 Cary Cox US Army 1
#34 James C. Welch 1
#34 Ken Rawson The Allen Company 1
#34 Royce L. Culpepper 1
#34 Justin S. Strickler US Army 1
#34 Ifedayo Victor Ogungbe Jackson State University 1
#34 Dwight G. Kanter Mississippi State University 1
#34 Harold Strain 1
#34 Peggy L. Kelly 1
#34 June W. DePriest 1
#34 Rickie J. Anderson 1
#34 Jimmie F. Neblett 1
#34 Elizabeth A. Bethany 1
#34 Bowen G Woodson US Army 1
#34 Denver L. Stanford, Sr. 1
#34 Bartley P. Durst 1
#34 William Shaun McCleave US Army 1

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