Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Olathe, KS ranks #385 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 336 patents from 145 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Olathe, KS include Sprint Spectrum, Sprint Communications, Garmin Switzerland Gmbh. That works out to 2.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 145 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jasinder P. Singh Sprint Spectrum 46
2 Michael K. Bugenhagen 18
3 Andrew M. Wurtenberger Sprint Communications 17
#4 Suryanarayanan Ramamurthy Sprint Spectrum 12
#5 Rajil Malhotra Sprint Communications 11
#6 Mark Douglas Peden Sprint Communications 10
#7 Jason R. Delker Sprint Communications 7
#7 Derrick D. Lenz Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 7
#9 Rajveen Narendran Sprint Spectrum 6
#10 John E. Belser Sprint Communications 5
#10 Carl J. Persson Sprint Communications 5
#10 F. Nicholas Franano Proteon Therapeutics 5
#10 Amit P. Joglekar IBM 5
#10 Robin D. Katzer Sprint Communications 5
#15 Jeffrey M. Sweeney 4
#15 John M. Heinz 4
#17 Trevor Daniel Shipley Sprint Communications 3
#17 Steven R. Walton The Boeing 3
#17 Jennifer E. Golden University Of Kansas 3
#17 Andrew M. Trammel University of California 3
#17 Mark D. Leonard Sprint Communications 3
#22 Michael J. Morgan Olin 2
#22 David A. Haugh Sprint Communications 2
#22 Ravindra D. Aute IBM 2
#22 Warren B. Cope Sprint Communications 2
#22 Patrick J. Hills Sprint Communications 2
#22 Hal S. Beech Sprint Communications 2
#22 Justin Dean Eakes The Folger Coffee 2
#22 Vincent D. Antle Cydex Pharmaceuticals 2
#22 Kristopher John Andrew Haney Hyland Switzerland Sarl 2
#22 Aaron C. Bradford Haldex Brake Products Aktiebolag 2
#22 Kimberly Rae Raddatz Sprint Communications 2
#22 Chris Winsor Nexus Medical 2
#22 Brent E. Barberis Htc 2
#22 Howard M. Loree, II Artio Medical 2
#22 Geoffrey A. Holmes Sprint Communications 2
#22 Warren R. Stevens Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#22 Robert S. Lillquist Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#22 Brian F. Ruff Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#22 Daniel E. Bowen, III The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
#22 Nicolas A. Nehme Antoun Sprint Spectrum 2
#22 Kurt Iver Kamrud Alphavax 2
#22 Matthew P. Hund Sprint Communications 2
#22 Mark B. Emge Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#22 Frederick Trentadue Smith & Loveless 2
#22 Adam Rogers Spinal Simplicity 2
#22 Lynette D. Adayilamuriyil IBM 2
#22 Todd Moseley Spinal Simplicity 2
#22 Deepak Phadke Vanda Pharmaceuticals 2
#22 Adam Edward Goetz University Of Washington 2

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