Topeka, KS ranks #2,635 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 44 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Topeka, KS include Kid Stuff Marketing, Sprint Spectrum, Hill'S Pet Nutrition. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William D. Billen | Kid Stuff Marketing | 12 |
| 2 | Ryan S. Talley | Sprint Spectrum | 10 |
| 3 | Samer Al-Murrani | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 3 |
| #4 | Joseph E. Meador | Payless Shoesource Worldwide | 2 |
| #4 | Xiangming Gao | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 2 |
| #4 | Ryan Michael Yamka | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 2 |
| #7 | Johannes Heyns | University Of Kansas | 1 |
| #7 | Arthur Rangel | — | 1 |
| #7 | Kathy Gross | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #7 | Gary Kenney | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #7 | Steven B. Doerr | Redbarn Pet Products, Llc. | 1 |
| #7 | Lisa Maldonado | — | 1 |
| #7 | Marcia L. Shuart | — | 1 |
| #7 | Douglas J. Niemackl | — | 1 |
| #7 | Thomas R. Pfannenstiel | — | 1 |
| #7 | Shiguang Yu | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #7 | Laird H. Shuart | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jeramy Baker | — | 1 |
| #7 | Armand Heyns | University Of Kansas | 1 |
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