Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pacific, MO ranks #11,621 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 159 patents from 47 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pacific, MO include Inducomp, Purina Mills, Monsanto Technology. That works out to 21.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–47 of 47 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John T. Weldon Inducomp 17
2 David C. Weakley Purina Mills 14
3 Karl W. Aston 11
3 Karen L. Fincher Monsanto Technology 11
#5 Robert Allyn Covidien Lp 8
#6 John Sever 7
#6 Anthony James Regna Good Earth Tools 7
#8 J. Christopher Forcherio Purina Animal Nutrition 6
#8 James Christopher Forcherio Purina Animal Nutrition 6
#8 Michael Marc Olden Mitek Holdings 6
#8 David C. Wert Columbia Insurance 6
#12 Oskar F. Vatterott 5
#12 Thomas Laskowski Watlow Electric Manufacturing 5
#12 James M. Bornholdt The Boeing 5
#15 Kevin Jung Rittal Gmbh & Co. Kg 4
#16 Bryan Vatterott 3
#16 Terry L. Carpenter Batesville Services 3
#16 Mary Fuller Disney 3
#19 R. Russell Hogan, Jr. 2
#19 Daniel Stoddard Parker-Hannifin 2
#19 Michael E. Spurlock Purina Mills 2
#22 Gerald P. Lavin, Sr. 1
#22 Leonard R. Ketterer Moog Automotive 1
#22 Donald M. Stockell 1
#22 Jerry A. Sostman Engel Industries 1
#22 Sandra M. Aehle 1
#22 Frank Kremer 1
#22 Tomislav Grgic 1
#22 Sandra Kelly-Aehle 1
#22 Eddie L. Best 1
#22 Ronald D. Quinlan 1
#22 Delbert S. Wenzlick Tacony 1
#22 Dennis Leon Prichard 1
#22 Nathan Borowiak 1
#22 Danny L. Nickelson 1
#22 Ronald G Vinyard Bbc Industries 1
#22 Brandon C. Fry 1
#22 Jennifer Kiesel Saint Louis University 1
#22 Richard HOGAN 1
#22 Paul Suntrup AT&T 1
#22 Tracy L. Whitehead Monsanto Technology 1
#22 Cindy Duncan 1
#22 James R. Kross Anheuser-Busch 1
#22 Gary A. Lanser 1
#22 William L. Tomes Husky 1
#22 Mary R. Rippe 1
#22 Michael D. Lantz 1

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