Grove, OK ranks #20,019 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 66 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grove, OK include IBM, Baker Hughes Holdings, Bendix Limited. That works out to 9.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen E. Thomas | IBM | 11 |
| 2 | Daniel C. Minette | Baker Hughes Holdings | 7 |
| 3 | William Hanley | Bendix Limited | 6 |
| #4 | James Rhrodrick Key | — | 5 |
| #5 | Loren A. Barnett | — | 3 |
| #6 | M. Boyd Grindstaff | — | 2 |
| #6 | Jerry Lindsay | Unknown | 2 |
| #6 | MARY JANE HUNT-HANSEN | — | 2 |
| #6 | Lewis Hill | — | 2 |
| #6 | Howard E. Turrel | — | 2 |
| #6 | Grant Kernan | Hopkins Manufacturing | 2 |
| #6 | Henry Carter | University of Florida | 2 |
| #6 | Debbie S. Grindstaff | — | 2 |
| #14 | Cecil Arlin Vaughn | Unknown | 1 |
| #14 | Larry Wayne Walbridge | — | 1 |
| #14 | Darrel Robertson | — | 1 |
| #14 | Scott P. Hansen | — | 1 |
| #14 | Robert N. Allison | Progressive Products | 1 |
| #14 | Carter Ray Serage | Dayco Ip Holdings | 1 |
| #14 | George Fracek | — | 1 |
| #14 | Larry D. Buzzard | — | 1 |
| #14 | JOSEPH DUGAN | — | 1 |
| #14 | Juanita E. Burt | — | 1 |
| #14 | Joe W. Dugan | — | 1 |
| #14 | Tammy Glenn | — | 1 |
| #14 | Gerald Edward Delozier II | — | 1 |
| #14 | Clyde Eskew | Unknown | 1 |
| #14 | Michael J. O'Herin, Jr. | Sibley Industries | 1 |
| #14 | Dustin C. Threlkeld | — | 1 |
| #14 | Larry D. Shoffner | — | 1 |
| #14 | James M. Biggerstaff | — | 1 |
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