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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Smithville, MO ranks #11,495 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 162 patents from 36 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Smithville, MO include Morton International, Syngenta Participations Ag, Knappco. That works out to 15.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–36 of 36 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Owen H. Decker Morton International 43
2 Thomas Joseph Prest Syngenta Participations Ag 30
3 Randy Donald Robinson Knappco 9
#4 Christopher Dillard Cline Oracle 7
#5 Steven L. Voeks Ccp Composites Us 6
#6 Scott D. Sapp Bnsf Railway 5
#7 Raymond Lee Haynes, II 4
#7 David L. Summa 4
#7 Jerry Stewart AT&T 4
#7 Brian E. Parrish Trw Limited 4
#11 Lynn Ann Gerheart Google 3
#11 Dennis Hartman 3
#11 Matthew Nicholas Sawka Oracle 3
#11 Britton Jennings Oracle 3
#11 Jason Buxton AT&T 3
#11 Henry R. Schafer Bnsf Railway 3
#11 Thomas Wanamaker Unknown 3
#18 Brent W. Bossi Oracle 2
#18 Sara J. Charlson Oracle 2
#18 Kurtis Cahill 2
#18 Timothy Gentry Davinci Roofscapes 2
#18 Jordan Desmarais Altec Industries 2
#18 Bruce D. Herring Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta 2
#24 Robert E. Heavner 1
#24 Christopher G. Still Heatron 1
#24 Sandra S. Lowman 1
#24 John M. Lero Midland Brake 1
#24 Darin Welch Hntb 1
#24 James J. Pascoe 1
#24 Rebecca K. VOTH 1
#24 Ron Tillman Quiktrip 1
#24 Russell D. Fries 1
#24 Wayne R. Myers Oracle 1
#24 John J. Chappell JPMorgan Chase 1
#24 Christopher Redline 1
#24 Boyd M. Faulconer 1

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