Kansas — Patent Inventors 1989

Top Cities in Kansas 1989

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Wichita, KS	87	67
#2	Overland Park, KS	40	26
#3	Lawrence, KS	38	28
#4	Olathe, KS	38	32
#5	Lenexa, KS	24	19
#6	McPherson, KS	22	12
#7	Kansas City, KS	14	9
#8	Shawnee, KS	14	11
#9	Leawood, KS	13	10
#10	Manhattan, KS	12	11
#11	Hesston, KS	10	9
#12	Salina, KS	9	9
#13	Atchison, KS	8	5
#14	Prairie Village, KS	8	7
#15	Newton, KS	7	4
#16	Coffeyville, KS	7	6
#17	Topeka, KS	7	7
#18	Bad Essen, KS	7	1
#19	Goldkronach, KS	7	1
#20	Tokyo, KS	7	1
#21	Derby, KS	7	5
#22	Garden City, KS	6	5
#23	Arkansas City, KS	5	3
#24	Galva, KS	5	2
#25	Hutchinson, KS	5	4

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Mitchell L. Wilgus	Wichita	The Coleman Company	9
2	Kevin A. Rudolph	Overland Park	Hans Rudolph	8
3	Richard G. Powers	Overland Park	Marlen Research	4
3	Dennis Westphal	Galva	Certainteed	4
3	Jonathan Piles	McPherson	Certainteed	4
3	Jose Alexander	Kansas City	Merck	4
3	Ludwig Reisinger	McPherson	Certainteed	4
#8	Ferol S. Fell	Newton	Hay & Forage Industries	3
#8	Takeru Higuchi	Lawrence	Merck	3
#8	Keith B. DuLac	Derby	Ncr	3
#8	David A. Young	Caney	ExxonMobil	3
#8	Charles F. Wheeler	Olathe	The Marley-Wylain	3
#8	Robert Cooper	Ulysses	Unknown	3
#8	Dennis V. Hefling	Wichita	The Coleman Company	3
#8	Joseph A. Fix	Lawrence	Merck	3
#8	John Forrest	Louisburg	Drilex Systems	3
#8	A. J. Repta	Lawrence	Merck	3
#8	Joseph S. Zeets	Olathe	Marlen Research	3
#8	Gerald S. Rork	Lawrence	Merck	3
#20	Howard W. Stemm	Lenexa	Bissell Healthcare	2
#20	Frederick V. Plapp	Olathe	Immucor	2
#20	William C. Johnson	Leawood	Rand Farm Systems	2
#20	Edward Stewart, Jr.	Dodge City	Pos-T-Vac	2
#20	Jeffrey S. Smith	Overland Park	ExxonMobil	2
#20	Jonathan Ophir	Overland Park	University Of Texas System	2