Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Columbus, MS ranks #6,628 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 366 patents from 121 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Columbus, MS include Semitool, Mueller International, RTX (Raytheon). That works out to 15.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 121 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel P. Bexten Semitool 19
2 William W. Holmes, IV Mueller International 18
3 Kenneth W. Stewart, Sr. RTX (Raytheon) 13
#4 David Alan Daugherty Micron 12
#5 Simon P. Griffiths Emerson Electric 11
#6 David E. Harrison Sanderson Plumbing Products 10
#6 Howard Duzan Weyerhaeuser Nr 10
#8 Bobby E. McMillen Ambac Industries, Incorporated 8
#8 Joseph L. Pate Gencorp 8
#8 Daniel C. Gottschalk Omnova Solutions 8
#8 David W. Welch RTX (Raytheon) 8
#8 Robin Kelley Power Integrations 8
#13 Ronald R. Barnes Backer Ehp 7
#13 James R. Leist Weyerhaeuser Nr 7
#13 William C. Tyler Black & Decker 7
#16 Frank L. Wall Unknown 6
#16 Robert Elder University Of Nebraska 6
#16 Tammy Colvin Adams Ecolab Usa 6
#16 Roy D. Cunningham 6
#16 William Carl Zimmer Ut Automotive Dearborn 6
#16 Robert Thrasher Johnson Electric S.A. 6
#22 Herbert G. Ray Emerson Electric 5
#22 Arne Carlsson Aktiebolaget Electrolux 5
#24 Ray Crane Weyerhaeuser Nr 4
#24 Mark S. Dillon Microtek Medical 4
#24 T. Richard Ferguson 4
#24 Lynn E. Cook, III Brunswick 4
#24 Terry M. Digiglia Gencorp 4
#24 Robin Kel Schrader Hewlett Packard Enterprise 4
#24 Jeffrey W. Gossett Cypress Semiconductor 4
#24 Alvin L. Slayton Backer Ehp 4
#24 Marten S. Callicott Omnova Solutions 4
#33 Roger Dale Boggs 3
#33 Gordon H. Fenner Marathon Equipment 3
#33 Gilliam Stelling Harris 3
#33 Mark A. Bartels Emerson Electric 3
#33 Kimber L. Vought Microtek Medical 3
#33 Charles T. Whitfield Emerson Electric 3
#33 Leslie Crowder Delphi Technologies Holding S.Arl 3
#33 Early C. McKnight RTX (Raytheon) 3
#33 Nathaniel Bowen US Air Force 3
#33 Paul E. Beale Unknown 3
#33 Larry S. Shannon RTX (Raytheon) 3
#33 Edward Hinnant 3
#33 Earl W. Rawls Ut Automotive Dearborn 3
#46 Bob C. Brandon 2
#46 Julio C. Rojas Weyerhaeuser Nr 2
#46 Walter D. Bruce 2
#46 Henry DeHart 2
#46 Melvin L. Boyd 2

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