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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Defiance, MO ranks #11,710 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 157 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Defiance, MO include Honeywell, The Boeing, Globalwafers Co.. That works out to 987.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard T. Flynn Honeywell 20
1 Eric Lee Nicks The Boeing 20
3 Benjamin Michael Meyer Globalwafers Co. 16
#4 Brent V. Mischke G.D. Searle 13
#4 Jody G. Jacobsen Newco Enterprises 13
#6 Scott Greene The Boeing 10
#7 John A. Behr Hussmann 9
#8 John Figura 7
#9 Leslie George Stanton Globalwafers Co. 4
#9 Ira D. McCauley Higdon Outdoors 4
#9 Daniel R. Easley Blackhawk Network 4
#12 Maureen Bourner Agouron Pharmaceuticals 3
#12 Steve Podgorski Mastercard 3
#12 Aviral Shukla Monsanto Technology 3
#15 Charles Duckworth 2
#15 Steve Loika 2
#15 Shelly Duboeuf Biomerieux 2
#15 Edward Norman Crawford Acf Industries Incorporated 2
#15 Arthur Edward Frentzel 2
#20 Scott A. Rovin 1
#20 Michael J. Azain 1
#20 Jerald D. Baldwin, JR. Eveready Battery Company 1
#20 Dale Natoli 1
#20 Gary James Amsinger 1
#20 Robert D. Doss 1
#20 Albert F. Friedrich 1
#20 Andrew F. Giesen Novus International 1
#20 Joe G. Luyett Durable Packaging 1
#20 Chris Gieseking 1
#20 Verlin Gibson 1
#20 Susan J. Schilligo 1
#20 Jerry F. Schilligo 1
#20 Mary Ann Heinz 1
#20 Christopher P. Aulbach Climate 1
#20 Justin Irvin Hurt 1
#20 Karen C. Fitzsimmons Gilead Apollo 1
#20 Xavier Delannay Monsanto Technology 1

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