Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Holden, MO ranks #750 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,528 patents from 898 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Holden, MO include Contico International, Trendmasters, Monsanto Technology. That works out to 2048.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 898 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Donald D. Foster Contico International 135
2 Joseph Lee McGowan Trendmasters 94
3 Kevin L. Deppermann Monsanto Technology 89
#4 David Rork Swisher Covidien Lp 70
#5 Matthew Smith Mary Elle Fashions 62
#6 Paul W. Jones Eastman Kodak 58
#7 Paul G. Conley Lincoln Industrial 57
#8 Scott Parsons Ip Reservoir 55
#9 Michael W. Douglas Hunter Engineering 48
#9 Wade Eugene Odland Pioneer (Corteva) 48
#11 Jean P. Bordes Uhnder 47
#12 Graciela B. Arhancet Novus International 46
#13 Michael T. Fox The Boeing 45
#14 John A. Baumann The Boeing 40
#15 Mark D. Everly Watlow Electric Manufacturing 39
#16 Terrence L. Stanek Emerson Electric 36
#17 Jerry R. Ebner 35
#17 Dennis Paul Phillion 35
#19 Thaddeus Jakubowski, Jr. The Boeing 34
#19 William L. Luter Globalwafers Co. 34
#21 Joseph P. Webster Newco Enterprises 32
#21 Nathan R. Smith The Boeing 32
#23 Sesha Madireddi Hussmann 30
#23 Mike P. Matlack The Boeing 30
#25 Carissima Marie Hudson Globalwafers Co. 29
#25 Sumeet S. Bhagavat Globalwafers Co. 29
#25 John M. Haake 29
#28 Alonzo C. Aylsworth Acoba, L.L.C. 27
#28 Steven L. Kimbel Memc Electronic Materials 27
#30 John A. Krug Acf Industries Incorporated 24
#30 Duane K. Smith Blazing Products 24
#30 Luiz V. Cheim Hitachi Energy Switzerland Ag 24
#33 Zhaolong Li Monsanto Technology 22
#33 David B. Marshall 22
#33 Ronald Keith Webber Pharmacia 22
#33 Alexis Grabbe AT&T 22
#37 Joseph A. Graneto, III Salus 21
#38 James V. Leonard The Boeing 20
#38 Franklin Driver Insituform (Netherlands) B.V. 20
#40 Paul Baker Schlumberger Technology 19
#40 Curtis J. Eccardt Emerson Electric 19
#40 Robert Henry Wille 19
#40 Thomas J. Byrnes, Jr. Federal-Mogul Motorparts 19
#40 William J. Nelgner Hunter Engineering 19
#45 Richard B. Polley Buckeye Steel Castings 18
#45 Christopher A. Knauper Covidien Lp 18
#45 Karey Alan Van Sant 18
#45 Phuong Le Emerson Electric 18
#45 Scott Long Novus International 18
#45 Gunter R. Behle Acf Industries Incorporated 18

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