Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fenton, MO ranks #2,976 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,027 patents from 221 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fenton, MO include The Boeing, Emerson Climate Technologies, Rug Doctor. That works out to 257.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 221 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick J. Kinlen The Boeing 117
2 Charles E. Green Emerson Climate Technologies 45
3 Ernest Matthew Chavana, Jr. Rug Doctor 41
3 Jeffrey N. Arensmeier Emerson Electric 41
#5 Kevin Krueger Anchor Packaging 40
#6 Keith I. Hoemann Nidec Motor 29
#6 William D. McGhee 29
#8 Dennis J. Kalota 25
#9 Stanley Anderson Rug Doctor 21
#10 James W. Bigott Duke Manufacturing 18
#11 Ali Salour The Boeing 17
#12 Gregory R. Maes Biomerieux 14
#12 Angela L. Porter Furminator 14
#12 Thomas J. LaRosa Monsanto Technology 14
#15 Keith Allen Spalding Cooper Technologies 13
#15 Jeffrey Ahrens Monsanto Technology 13
#17 Richard J. Ouellette Ouellette Machinery Systems 12
#17 David M. Stark 12
#17 Schubert Pereira Rug Doctor 12
#17 Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan Havco Wood Products 12
#17 G. Scott Vogel Emerson Electric 12
#22 Robi D. Mitra Washington University 11
#22 Vincent Lau Rug Doctor 11
#24 Lawrence R. Diener Sinclair & Rush 10
#24 Michael Douglas Eimer Schroeder & Tremayne 10
#24 Robert Riegler Dell Products 10
#27 Joe Fodor Alcotek 9
#27 Michael J. Purvis Control Devices 9
#29 John Garber Unknown 8
#29 Mervin L. Carder, Sr. M. Carder Industries 8
#29 Susan C. Howard Pharmacia 8
#29 Thomas J. Falkler Baker Hughes Holdings 8
#33 E. Leonard Poli M. Carder Industries 7
#33 Nancy M. Miller Monsanto Technology 7
#33 Keith Lueck Alcotek 7
#36 Randall Beauvais Life Forece Associates, Lp 6
#36 John Wokurka The Boeing 6
#36 Keith C. Williams IBM 6
#36 John Mills Hybridon 6
#36 Thomas J. Hart 6
#41 Daniel A. Lammers Control Devices 5
#41 Frank Stephan Rug Doctor 5
#41 Donald R. Shaw Emerson Electric 5
#41 Heidi M. Windler Monsanto Technology 5
#41 James W. Barkhurst Mastercard 5
#41 Skippy H. Ramsey 5
#41 Larry E. Denton Mallinckrodt 5
#41 Brianna Sollod McFarland University Of Connecticut 5
#41 Edwin T. Wood, Jr. Build-A-Bear Workshop, L.L.C. 5
#41 Subbiah Natarajan GE 5

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