Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lee's Summit, MO ranks #1,509 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 91 patents from 58 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lee's Summit, MO include Digital Global Systems, Sprint Communications, Bushnell. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 58 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David William Kleinbeck Digital Global Systems 9
2 Lyle T. Bertz Sprint Communications 5
3 William Hemeyer Bushnell 4
3 William L. Driskell Silgan Dispensing Systems 4
#5 Hannah Jo Sifuentes Sprint Communications 3
#5 Mark R. Bales Sprint Communications 3
#5 Hugh Ryan Oracle 3
#5 Mary Ann Clark Hrb Innovations 3
#9 Jason Brent Nunez 2
#9 Joseph K. Dodd Meadwestvaco Calmar Gmbh 2
#9 Cooper N. Tracy Qm Power 2
#9 Matthew Hutcherson The Folger Coffee 2
#9 Dennis Giesing Taris Biomedical 2
#9 Keith O'Brien Toyota 2
#9 Michael P. Licata Unified Brands 2
#16 Walter T. Morrey Digital Ally 1
#16 Eric Wilson Oracle 1
#16 Stacia Pieroni 1
#16 Ginger Querner Oracle 1
#16 Amber Burke Nickel & Suede 1
#16 Aaron Morrow Accenture Global Solutions Limited 1
#16 Ryan Paul Hurst 1
#16 John C. Hudson Sprint Communications 1
#16 Gerald Kent LAUER Baader Linco 1
#16 Daniel E. Martin Marion Laboratories 1
#16 Christopher M. Bruhn 1
#16 Sherman Lewis 1
#16 Timothy C. Fite Oracle 1
#16 Travis C. Overfelt Bushnell 1
#16 Steven A. Sell S. C. Johnson & Son 1
#16 Claudia E. Lamb 1
#16 Josiah D. Bradley Buckle Brands 1
#16 Scott Hunter Qm Power 1
#16 Amanda Kathleen Sullins Oracle 1
#16 Chris Fish Burning Bush Group 1
#16 Yit-Hong Tee Bha Group 1
#16 Michael L. Krogh 1
#16 Lisa Julia Brown Sprint Spectrum 1
#16 Mark A. Hoffman Oracle 1
#16 Gary Smith Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 1
#16 Holly Lynn Lewis 1
#16 Andrew John Eaton 1
#16 Jason Stratman Spx Cooling Technologies 1
#16 John W. Bell IBM 1
#16 Christopher Heck AT&T 1
#16 Randy Anderson Electrolux Home Products 1
#16 Anthony E. Johnson Sprint Communications 1
#16 Steve McKelvey 1
#16 Stuart G. Foster 1
#16 Jeremy Flores Oracle 1

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