Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lawrence, KS ranks #967 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 152 patents from 97 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lawrence, KS include Pioneer (Corteva), Crititech, Cobalt Iron. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 97 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Leslie Charles Kuhlman Pioneer (Corteva) 6
2 Matthew McClorey Crititech 5
2 Michael Baltezor Crititech 5
2 Richard Raymond Spurlock Cobalt Iron 5
2 Robert Merrill Marett Cobalt Iron 5
2 Gere S. diZerega University Of Southern California 5
#7 Jenn-Tai Liang University Of Kansas 3
#7 Charles Decedue Crititech 3
#7 Sam Campbell Crititech 3
#7 Dennis Jewell Hill'S Pet Nutrition 3
#7 Joseph FARTHING Crititech 3
#7 James Thomas Kost Cobalt Iron 3
#7 Peter A. Petillo Deciphera Pharmaceuticals 3
#14 Mike Baltezor Crititech 2
#14 Christopher J. Ostrander Cs Tech Holdings 2
#14 Jahna ESPINOSA Crititech 2
#14 Sunil A. David University Of Kansas 2
#14 Matt McClorey Crititech 2
#14 Julia K. FISCHER Crititech 2
#14 Robert Leon Lutes Alarm.Com Incorporated 2
#14 James D. Pipkin Cydex Pharmaceuticals 2
#14 Maxim Pushkarev Schlumberger Technology 2
#14 Ying-Ying Lin 2
#14 Marc Anthony Epard Alarm.Com Incorporated 2
#14 Rene Woszidlo The Boeing 2
#14 Jake SITTENAUER Crititech 2
#14 Gary E. CLAPP Crititech 2
#14 Mallesh Beesu University Of Kansas 2
#14 Samuel Campbell Crititech 2
#30 Stephen Anthony Roesner Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab 1
#30 Emily Beck University Of Kansas 1
#30 Nicholas Pedersen Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 1
#30 Tanyu Wang Auburn University 1
#30 Herbert W. Behlow, Jr. Clemson University 1
#30 Joshua Koenig Sprint Communications 1
#30 Michael Alan Drach Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab 1
#30 Madhav Ghanta Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 1
#30 Huili Guan 1
#30 Jacob B. Davisson Digital Aerolus 1
#30 Gregory A. McClelland Merck 1
#30 Jerald Frederic Johnson Alarm.Com Incorporated 1
#30 Mercy Anyika University Of Kansas 1
#30 Ti Zhang University Of Kansas 1
#30 David Owens USAA 1
#30 Peter A. Hindman Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 1
#30 William Cokeley 1
#30 Teruna J. Siahaan University Of Kansas 1
#30 Perry Jay Madl 1
#30 Bhaskar Reddy Kusuma University Of Kansas 1
#30 Shelby CLARK Crititech 1

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