Oakville, MO ranks #16,845 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 88 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oakville, MO include The Boeing, Nidec Motor, Sigma-Aldrich Co.. That works out to 2.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed Hannebaum | The Boeing | 28 |
| 2 | Bret S. Clark | Nidec Motor | 14 |
| 3 | Richard Mehigh | Sigma-Aldrich Co. | 7 |
| 3 | John Dapron | Sigma-Aldrich Co. | 7 |
| 3 | William Robert Macneil | Topera | 7 |
| 3 | Michael Acker | Groz-Beckert Kg | 7 |
| #7 | Frederick Joseph Maly, Jr. | Romet Limited | 5 |
| #8 | William Kappel | Sigma-Aldrich Co. | 4 |
| #9 | Anthony W. Worcester | The Doe Run | 2 |
| #9 | Gerry R. Schnitzler | Sunnen Products | 2 |
| #9 | Alan J. Bacon | The Boeing | 2 |
| #12 | Salvator J. Grillo | — | 1 |
| #12 | Nolan Black | AT&T | 1 |
| #12 | Donald Gerard Scott | — | 1 |
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