Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lenexa, KS ranks #1,644 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 78 patents from 46 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lenexa, KS include Zoll Medical, Sprint Communications, Novation Iq. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–46 of 46 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Frederick J. Geheb Zoll Medical 7
2 Andrew Cook 4
2 Benjamin E. Bittfield Sprint Communications 4
2 Michel Marc Novation Iq 4
2 Melissa Frock Spinal Simplicity 4
#6 Dale S. Schempp Sprint Communications 3
#6 Walter Riley Buchanan Fabtech 3
#6 Christopher J. Hanshew Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 3
#9 Stephen M. Pope Faultless Starch/Bon Ami 2
#9 Scott A. Evans Celeritasworks 2
#9 Adam Frock Spinal Simplicity 2
#9 Brian A. Hager 2
#9 Eldon F. Mockry Spx Cooling Technologies 2
#9 James L. McNaughton 2
#9 Khoi Dinh Nguyen Sprint Communications 2
#9 Scott A. Murray Exceptional Ip Holdings 2
#17 Margaret Walsh Caravan Ingredients 1
#17 Nicholas E. Tobaben Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 1
#17 Jay Dean Bluhm Sprint Communications 1
#17 Alan Milo Tschirner Rdc 1
#17 Lowell Teague Preco 1
#17 Becky Taylor Vf Imagewear 1
#17 Luke Kelly Microsoft 1
#17 Romina G. Schauer Bayer Animal Health Gmbh 1
#17 Scott Louis Webster E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#17 Caleb Reed AT&T 1
#17 Robert M. Caplinger Rockwell Collins 1
#17 Joshua David Suhr Cisco 1
#17 Billy G. McCracken, Jr. Sprint Communications 1
#17 Patrick F. Sullivan Comcast 1
#17 Sonia Rawal University Of Kansas 1
#17 Tonja McCord Oracle 1
#17 Gregory J. Billiard Fike 1
#17 Joseph Stack RTX (Raytheon) 1
#17 David Gast Unified Brands 1
#17 Matthew R. Andrews Digital Ally 1
#17 Angela Kathleen Primavera Vf Jeanswear Limited Partnership 1
#17 Dan T. Nguyen Parker-Hannifin 1
#17 Lee Alan Schnitzer Sprint Communications 1
#17 Jithesh Kizhakkekkara Nair 1
#17 Donald J. Aholt Smith & Loveless 1
#17 Charles Andrew Ross, JR. Guardian 8 1
#17 Ramon Orestes Olivera Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 1
#17 Motoyuki Esaki Biomune 1
#17 Jeffrey R. Contino Sprint Communications 1
#17 Peter Radford Harcros Chemicals 1

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