Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Des Peres, MO ranks #5,828 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 435 patents from 60 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Des Peres, MO include Sherwood Medical, Genencor International, Merrell Pharmaceuticals. That works out to 47.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 60 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alan B. Ranford Sherwood Medical 46
2 Timothy Fowler Genencor International 34
3 Chi-Hsin Richard King Merrell Pharmaceuticals 29
#4 Kevin Kaufman Pier Tech Systems 26
#5 Donald N. Van Eenam 24
#6 Brian M. Cejka Hunter Engineering 19
#6 Joseph J. Sandbrink 19
#8 Charles W. Dickerson Luther Medical Products 15
#9 Charles E. Morris The Boeing 14
#9 Charles F. Hobbs 14
#9 John A. Miklos Monsanto Technology 14
#12 W. Raymond Barrett Biomedical Systems 13
#13 Peter E. Rogers Monsanto Technology 12
#14 Denis Y. Yerlikaya Sherwood Medical 11
#15 Robert C. Hill Atlantic Richfield 10
#16 Douglas D. Churovich Mochtech 9
#17 Joseph C. Lott Clayton 8
#17 Thomas P. Muchisky Fischer Industries 8
#19 Richard Ruiz Richard D. Ruiz 7
#20 Gerard Epplin Stereotaxis 5
#20 Talmage D. McMinn, Jr. 5
#20 Robert W. Scanlon Express Scripts Strategic Development 5
#20 John J. Finnessy Monsanto Technology 5
#20 Janet Smith Mastercard 5
#20 James J. Meany The Boeing 5
#26 Bryan A. Wolf 4
#26 Stephen James Votava Pacific Telesis Shared Services 4
#26 Donald N. VanEenam Buckeye International 4
#26 Richard W. Wendt Datacard 4
#30 John R. Seiler 3
#30 Thomas Gottlieb Interdynamics 3
#30 Stacey Bone 3
#30 Darin P. Haudrich The Boeing 3
#30 Robert Nance 3
#30 Clifford G. Adkins 3
#30 R. Lee Williams Unknown 3
#30 Dennis J. Fesler Carondelet Foundry 3
#30 Richard C. Bueler Echlin 3
#39 Gerald H. Kursar 2
#39 Gloria Y. Lott Sherwood Medical 2
#39 Glen Walter Wildermuth 2
#39 Robert Sinclair 2
#39 Rudolph HAUSLER Cochlear Limited 2
#39 J. Alan Ritter Storz Instrument 2
#39 Holland M. Anderson 2
#39 Angela M. Scates Pharmacia 2
#47 John H. Van Ness 1
#47 Thomas P. Wittmann 1
#47 Eugene L. Benner Lukens General Industries 1
#47 Kevin M. Corcoran Sbi, Incorporated 1

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