Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Imperial, MO ranks #9,632 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 211 patents from 68 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Imperial, MO include Southpac Trust International, Intel, Emerson Electric. That works out to 47.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 68 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paul Fantz Southpac Trust International 45
2 Michael L. Girtman Intel 25
3 Steven L. Carey Emerson Electric 16
#4 David K. Klaffenbach HP 12
#5 Mark Hairston Ina Acquisition 8
#6 Todd Friedman Monsanto Technology 7
#7 Donald J. Lane Amsted Industries Incorporated 6
#8 Randall Allan Haselhorst The Crawford Group 5
#8 Mark D. Worley Mallinckrodt Nuclear Medicine 5
#10 Michel G. Paille 4
#10 Jonathan David Gettinger The Boeing 4
#10 David H. Henkelmann Anheuser-Busch 4
#13 Trevor S. Buerck Firstspear Technology Group 3
#13 Ronald R. Walker Storage Technology 3
#13 David L. Vines Elantas Pdg 3
#16 Christina Petzinger Germain Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. 2
#16 Jason Brouk 2
#16 Robert G. Becnel The Boeing 2
#16 Charles D. Daniel, IV Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. 2
#16 Raymond W. Heiligtag 2
#16 Charles B. Coerver U.S. Ring Binder 2
#16 James Lloyd Kessler, Jr. 2
#16 Stacy Weiland Pinwrest Development Group 2
#24 Erin Moore Mallinckrodt 1
#24 Michael Harlan Berger 1
#24 Francisco E. Orine, III 1
#24 Kimberly Schoonover Bank of America 1
#24 Christopher J. Schrick Bank of America 1
#24 Debbie L. Soplos-Schaffer 1
#24 Gregory J. Guidicy 1
#24 Thomas Block Allegiance 1
#24 Norvell G. Prudot Mentzer Electronic Gmbh 1
#24 Robert S. Heine 1
#24 Donald E. Ponzer 1
#24 Frank M. Rericha 1
#24 James W. Rozum 1
#24 Robert I. Ferrero 1
#24 Kenneth W. Patt 1
#24 Clyde R. Hudson Mallinckrodt Specialty Chemicals 1
#24 James D. Belknap 1
#24 Steven D. Nutter 1
#24 Gary J. McClain Acf Industries Incorporated 1
#24 Jerry W. Dell The Jewish Hospital Of St. Louis 1
#24 William W. Matthews 1
#24 Sheila Hobbs Monsanto Technology 1
#24 Steven M. Suellentrop 1
#24 Kyle Grimm 1
#24 Karen A. Voigt 1
#24 Louis Richard Saller Otologics 1
#24 Craig L. Fischer 1

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