Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Springfield, MO ranks #1,913 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,695 patents from 510 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Springfield, MO include Dayco Products, Vapor Systems Technologies, Stamina Products. That works out to 10.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 510 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Randy C. Foster Dayco Products 45
2 Rodger P. Grantham Vapor Systems Technologies 36
3 John E. Raidel 34
#4 Robert W. McBride Stamina Products 30
#5 Luke Kuschmeader Kuat Innovations 27
#6 Dewey D. Henderson Dayco Products 25
#7 Joel Butler Dolby Laboratories Licensing 24
#8 Kevin Gerschefske Stamina Products 23
#9 James G. Quintus Dayco Products 22
#9 Jordan Bowles Kuat Innovations 22
#11 Mark P. Foley Dayco Products 19
#11 Peter Ploss Diehl Metering Gmbh 19
#11 Robbert H. Ter Haar The Procter & Gamble 19
#14 Jack D. White, Jr. Dayco Products 18
#14 Robert E. Wetzel Dayco Holdings, Lp 18
#14 Mark Allan Taylor IBM 18
#17 James R. Thomas E.Pak International 17
#18 Larry R. Oliver Dayco Holdings, Lp 16
#18 Daniel Reed Cnh Industrial America 16
#20 Rick A. Britton Digital Monitoring Products 15
#20 John E. Raidel Ridewell 15
#20 Gerald C. Hollaway, Jr. Dayco Holdings, Lp 15
#23 Roger Lynn Dake International Dehydrated Foods 14
#23 Michael Freelander Freelander Innovations Usa 14
#23 Terry Lewis Farmer GE 14
#26 Travis Edward Langevin The Procter & Gamble 13
#27 William Dixon GE 12
#27 Ryan Giedd Brewer Science 12
#29 Bharat Shah Mercy Medical Research Institute 11
#29 Jonathan Graif Kuat Innovations 11
#29 Mark Burns Preformed Line Products 11
#29 Ronald Woods 11
#33 Austin Harrill Kuat Innovations 10
#33 Keela Davis Mercy Medical Research Institute 10
#33 Joseph M. Nusbaumer 10
#33 John H. Wagenknecht 10
#33 Delmar R. Wiese Custom Metalcraft 10
#33 Aaron Houston Kuat Innovations 10
#39 Tod Ricketts 9
#39 Billy L. Speer Dayco Holdings, Lp 9
#39 Clinton L. Bishop Dayco Products 9
#39 Stephanie Lynch International Dehydrated Foods 9
#39 Bryan L. Lakin Fasco Industries 9
#39 Rick Byrd Stamina Products 9
#39 Kenneth Wall Reyco Granning 9
#46 Jeffrey Britton Digital Monitoring Products 8
#46 Jeffrey M. Berger Dayco Products 8
#46 John A. Bounds University of California 8
#46 Michael James Donelson Donelson Construction Co. 8
#46 William W. Speer Contitech Antriebssysteme Gmbh 8

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