Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

O'Fallon, MO ranks #1,314 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,562 patents from 454 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in O'Fallon, MO include Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., The Patent Store, Globalwafers Co.. That works out to 28.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 454 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeffrey J. Stapleton Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 107
2 Jeff J. Stapleton Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 84
3 James Keeven The Patent Store 63
#4 Hector Ramirez de Leon 59
#5 Jeffrey L. Libbert Globalwafers Co. 53
#6 Randy S. Johnson IBM 52
#7 Kevin Ptasienski Watlow Electric Manufacturing 46
#7 Matthew Wootton Ivani 46
#9 Joel D. Wiesner Covidien Lp 45
#9 Michael B. Tollefson Pharmacia 45
#11 Randall D. Wilkerson The Boeing 42
#12 William Hiner The Patent Store 37
#12 Roger D. Bernhardt The Boeing 37
#12 Peter Albrecht Krupp Corpoplast Maschinenbau Gmbh 37
#15 Craig A. Carroll Black & Decker 36
#16 Zheng Lu Globalwafers Co. 33
#17 Scott P. Charnesky General Motors 31
#17 Edwards Allen Monsanto Technology 31
#17 Gregory Young Terex Usa 31
#20 Steven L. Trulaske, Sr. True Manufacturing Co. 30
#20 Paul L. Stein Code 3 30
#22 Joseph A. Hudson Covidien Lp 28
#23 Christopher D. Schock Nidec Motor 24
#24 Nengbing Tao Monsanto Technology 23
#25 James Robert Blinn Aclaris Therapeutics 22
#25 Daniel J. Braley The Boeing 22
#25 Rick Unnerstall Mastercard 22
#25 James Augustus Keefe, III S. C. Johnson & Son 22
#29 Christopher M. Vaccaro The Boeing 20
#29 Brenda de Rodas Purina Animal Nutrition 20
#31 Hector Ramirez de Leon Monsanto Technology 19
#31 Jeffrey D. Martin The Carpenter 19
#31 Norman E. Street Hussmann 19
#31 Timothy R. Thompson AT&T 19
#35 Gary Randall Horn IBM 17
#35 James A. Hammond, Jr. The Boeing 17
#35 John Friend True Manufacturing Co. 17
#35 Todd Palmer Spectrum Brands 17
#39 Walter J. Clynes Biomerieux 16
#39 Curt Cayemberg Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 16
#39 Paul J. Eckhoff Perceptron 16
#42 Donald F. Wilkins The Boeing 15
#42 David W. Rieken Aclara Technologies 15
#44 Gregory L. Sheffield The Boeing 14
#44 Mark G. Bini Express Scripts Strategic Development 14
#46 Lisa Marie Weaver Monsanto Technology 13
#46 George R. Hildebrand Meadwestvaco Calmar Gmbh 13
#48 James Morrison The Boeing 12
#48 Jennifer Listello Monsanto Technology 12
#48 Justin Mark Crystal Is 12

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