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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Strafford, MO ranks #25,616 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 43 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Strafford, MO include Custom Metalcraft, U.S. Photonics, Dayco Products. That works out to 16.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lindy Lawrence May Custom Metalcraft 10
2 Jacob Conner U.S. Photonics 9
3 Kenneth L. Jennings 7
#4 Markham Wheeler 6
#5 Charles Lee Chapman Dayco Products 2
#5 Robbie L. Lavoie 2
#7 James E. Stilwell, III 1
#7 John A. Matlack 1
#7 Edward Arnell 1
#7 Nicki Sue Gillespie 1
#7 Rodney G. Dixon 1
#7 Gary L. Reynaud 1
#7 Kenneth L. Kennings 1

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