Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gladstone, MO ranks #10,834 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 178 patents from 67 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gladstone, MO include Kyndryl, Oracle, Honeywell. That works out to 6.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joseph Reyes Kyndryl 12
2 Steven S. Crooks Oracle 11
2 Steven Gautieri Honeywell 11
#4 Michael G. Falbo, Sr. American Echo 10
#5 Harold J. Swindell Phillips Petroleum 8
#5 William E. Thurston Interconnect Devices 8
#7 Roger A. Etzell Glasurit America 7
#8 Stephan Dwayne Thomasee Sprint Communications 6
#8 Ronnie Lee Avey Baader Linco 6
#10 Charles R. Battisti Chemetron-Railway Products 5
#10 Jimmy D. Vanfossan Emerson Electric 5
#10 Kevin Winkel Oracle 5
#13 Joe A. Harbison The Marley-Wylain 4
#13 L. Scott Crump Cook Composites & Polymers 4
#15 James G. Shafer Bayer Healthcare 3
#15 John J. Palmisano Realex 3
#15 Alex Vickers Oracle 3
#15 David Niel Johnson Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 3
#15 John R. Simon, III Colorado State University 3
#15 Stephen Montgomery Danaher 3
#15 Michael Gautieri 3
#22 Steve Patrick Gautieri Rebellion Photonics 2
#22 Paul Ruehle 2
#22 Barry G. Bland Woodmaster Tools 2
#22 Stephen Dwayne Thomasee Sprint Communications 2
#22 Rebecca L. Rolf 2
#22 John K. Schaefer Fike 2
#22 Charles H. Eberspacher 2
#22 Troy L. Robins 2
#22 Weng Kit Cheong 2
#31 Guion C. Magee Alton Box Board 1
#31 Terrill M. Davis Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 1
#31 Vincent Licari 1
#31 Marvin L. Hopper The Government Of The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Deptartment Of Health And Human Services 1
#31 Mark E. Hart Alfa Laval Agri 1
#31 Richard Oben 1
#31 Don Peacher 1
#31 Darrel R. Shackelford 1
#31 Woody Holley Ccp Composites Us 1
#31 Samuel M Leonardi 1
#31 Pamela Duncan Polynt Composites Usa 1
#31 Dale Alan Knapp 1
#31 Frank Criscone Johnson Food Equipment 1
#31 Donne'J. Diaz 1
#31 Daniel J. DeFabio, Jr. 1
#31 Henry Knaack, Jr. Delaware Capital Formation 1
#31 Jeffery Lyle Donner 1
#31 Larry Lee Vogel 1
#31 Janet Slayton Bank of America 1
#31 Larry Eugene Barber Sprint Communications 1

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