Smithville, OH ranks #22,688 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 53 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Smithville, OH include Mascotech, Venture Products, Schaeffler. That works out to 39.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James R. Thompson | Mascotech | 15 |
| 2 | Corey Gerber | Venture Products | 12 |
| 3 | Sean Metz | Schaeffler | 3 |
| 3 | James W. Lepley | — | 3 |
| 3 | Stephanie K. Loving | Stable Step Llc. | 3 |
| #6 | Gerald Douglas | Steiner Turf Equipment | 2 |
| #6 | Robert E. Sprang, Jr. | — | 2 |
| #6 | Ricky L. Dilyard | The Wooster Brush | 2 |
| #6 | Aaron A. Bauman | Codonics | 2 |
| #10 | Charles Jentes | The Wooster Brush | 1 |
| #10 | Noah Riggenbach | Schaeffler | 1 |
| #10 | James G. Kempe | — | 1 |
| #10 | Lawrence A. Boville, Sr. | — | 1 |
| #10 | J. David Anthony | Ingersoll-Rand | 1 |
| #10 | Clarence H. Bucher | Bauer Associates | 1 |
| #10 | Nevin L. Sindlinger | Bauer Associates | 1 |
| #10 | Emily Joy Finer | The J. M. Smucker | 1 |
| #10 | Edward Pasho | Schaeffler | 1 |
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