Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nixa, MO ranks #7,988 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 277 patents from 75 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nixa, MO include Dayco Holdings, Lp, Outotec Oyj, Ansell Limited. That works out to 11.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 75 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joseph P. Miranti, Jr. Dayco Holdings, Lp 29
2 Michael Ströder Outotec Oyj 16
3 Anderson W. Howerton Dayco Holdings, Lp 15
#4 Garnett Carnahan 14
#5 Roger Huckfeldt Ansell Limited 13
#6 Caroline Carnahan 11
#6 Eric Stechmann Hill-Rom Services 11
#8 Kenneth D. Richmond Dayco Holdings, Lp 8
#8 Jeffrey A. Swane Dayco Ip Holdings 8
#10 Richard W. Cole Dayco Products 7
#10 Kevin C. Schlack 7
#10 Gina M. Smith Style Dots 7
#10 Daniel A. Pelton Dayco Products 7
#14 Steven Weisbrod Spa Sled Mover 6
#14 Aaron Matthew Bush Oracle 6
#16 Lee R. Burris Dayco Holdings, Lp 5
#16 Troy Ostreng E-Z-Dock 5
#18 Dave Emerson Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics 4
#18 Marc E. Rogers Roam Holdings 4
#18 Troy Menebroker Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 4
#18 Cindy Lowe Mercy Medical Research Institute 4
#18 Constance Anne Rathke GE 4
#18 Darren Parker Exelis 4
#18 Harry M. Howard Gas Research Institute 4
#25 Jeffrey W. Brunson Paul Mueller 3
#25 Jason Dale Hutchens, III Undercover 3
#25 Gaylen D. Healzer Unknown 3
#25 Janelle L. Healzer Unknown 3
#25 Jay D. Swope Dayco Products 3
#30 Robert C. Norton Custom Metalcraft 2
#30 Phillip G. Shirey Paul Mueller 2
#30 Jo Doweidt 2
#30 Marvin Carnahan 2
#30 James Bartley Google 2
#30 Kevin Pridemore 2
#30 Walford A. Anderson Tracker Marine, L.L.C. 2
#30 Dennis Doweidt 2
#30 Mitchell G. Bates 2
#30 Paul L. Durham International Dehydrated Foods 2
#30 Michael Darin Crites 2
#30 Michael Van Pelt 2
#30 Charles Christiansen Hanchett Entry Systems 2
#43 K. Scott 1
#43 Shari L. Jones 1
#43 Dow Whiting Spring Meadow Nursery 1
#43 Thomas Jemison Ducoa 1
#43 Roger H. Cooper 1
#43 Wes Delport 1
#43 Michael Dwyer 1
#43 Donald R. Schoonover 1

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