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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Abilene, KS ranks #10,793 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 7 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Abilene, KS include Creator, Great Plains Manufacturing. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Lawrence McDonald Creator 4
2 Jeff Welsh Great Plains Manufacturing 2
3 John M. Relph Great Plains Manufacturing 1

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