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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hays, KS ranks #10,793 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 7 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hays, KS include Dropbox, IBM. That works out to 0.3 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 Jennifer Lee Dropbox 5
2 Kolton Alexander 1
2 Matthew A. Markley IBM 1

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