Topeka, KS ranks #3,035 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 39 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Topeka, KS include Kid Stuff Marketing, Hill'S Pet Nutrition, Sprint Spectrum. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William D. Billen | Kid Stuff Marketing | 6 |
| 1 | Ryan Michael Yamka | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 6 |
| 1 | Ryan S. Talley | Sprint Spectrum | 6 |
| #4 | Keith Warta | — | 2 |
| #4 | Samer Al-Murrani | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 2 |
| #6 | Vincent R. Meier | — | 1 |
| #6 | Douglas Nadeau | Colgate-Palmolive | 1 |
| #6 | Laird H. Shuart | — | 1 |
| #6 | Joseph Greitl | Colgate-Palmolive | 1 |
| #6 | James A. Weaver | Arista Networks | 1 |
| #6 | Marcia L. Shuart | — | 1 |
| #6 | Tricia Lespreance | Schlumberger Technology | 1 |
| #6 | Shannon Morey | Mars, Incorporated | 1 |
| #6 | Kathy Gross | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #6 | Doran J. Geise | — | 1 |
| #6 | Stuart A. Dietz | B/E Aerospace | 1 |
| #6 | Arthur Rangel | — | 1 |
| #6 | Xiangming Gao | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #6 | Craig Cowley | Colgate-Palmolive | 1 |
| #6 | Brent Pope | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #6 | Shiguang Yu | Hill'S Pet Nutrition | 1 |
| #6 | Kim Gene Freisen | Colgate-Palmolive | 1 |
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