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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Leland, MS ranks #7,988 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 277 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Leland, MS include IBM, Phytogen Seed Company, Pioneer (Corteva). That works out to 69.5 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 Jeffrey S. Brown IBM 112
2 Mustafa G. McPherson Phytogen Seed Company 47
3 Steven Tyler Thornton Pioneer (Corteva) 29
#4 Don L. Keim D&Pl Technology Holding Company 21
#5 Donnie G Glover Pioneer (Corteva) 15
#6 Paul C. Quimby, Jr. USDA 7
#7 Clyde D. Boyette USDA 6
#8 David J. Wise Mississippi State University 3
#8 Eugene P. Columbus USDA 3
#8 Anne Gillen University of California 3
#8 Oliver L. McCaskill USDA 3
#8 Jimmy R. Etheridge Valent U.S.A. 3
#13 John Henry Schmidt, Jr. Rockwell Automation 2
#13 Jerry D. Gammill General Motors 2
#13 Guido A. Palasini 2
#13 Terrence Greenway Mississippi State University 2
#13 Christopher B. Meador Sumitomo Chemical 2
#13 Radford Eugene DuBois, III 2
#19 Laura Mckoin Barham Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed Us 1
#19 Rita Louise Fulcher 1
#19 Boyd R. Eifling 1
#19 Carl Brian Dean USDA 1
#19 Gordon R. Tupper Unknown 1
#19 C. Douglas Boyette USDA 1
#19 Charles G. Lillo 1
#19 Charles Mike Payne 1
#19 Ernest R. Smith Unknown 1
#19 Eugene L. Torrans USDA 1
#19 Don L. Kleim D&Pl Technology Holding Company 1
#19 Jack C. Bailey USDA 1
#19 Jean Bridge D&Pl Technology Holding Company 1

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