Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manhattan, KS ranks #2,018 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 66 patents from 49 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manhattan, KS include Pioneer (Corteva), John Deere, ExxonMobil. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–49 of 49 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Maria Laura Mayor Pioneer (Corteva) 8
2 Eric A. Keen John Deere 4
3 Christopher L. Becker ExxonMobil 3
3 Hugo Zorrilla Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#5 Alan G. VanNahmen 2
#5 Kyeong-Ok Chang Kansas State University 2
#5 Debra J. Folkerts Uroval 2
#8 Hongzhou Huang Kansas State University 1
#8 Jerry Larsen Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#8 Eduard Akhunov Kansas State University 1
#8 James L. Marsden Steris 1
#8 Yong-Cheng Shi National Starch And Chemical Investment Holding Copporation 1
#8 Martin P. Vacanti Vbi Technologies, L.L.C. 1
#8 Jiarui Li Google 1
#8 Matthew J. H. Kenney Rooster 1
#8 Austin Pfannenstiel Kansas State University 1
#8 Punit Prakash Kansas State University 1
#8 Zhi Zhang Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software 1
#8 Yanjie Bai Kansas State University 1
#8 Mark L. Weiss Kansas State University 1
#8 Bikash Poudel Nevada System Of Higher Education On Behalf Of The Of The University Of Nevada, Reno 1
#8 Patrick Joseph Farley 1
#8 Xiuzhi Susan Sun Kansas State University 1
#8 Eddie Sullivan Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. 1
#8 Ming-Shun Chen George Washington University 1
#8 Robert David Sager 1
#8 Hojjatollah Fallahi Kansas State University 1
#8 Ashley Joseph The Clorox 1
#8 Joseph Wiik 1
#8 Sun Young Sunwoo Kansas State University 1
#8 Dal-Hoe Koo Kansas State University 1
#8 Jay M. Ham Kansas State University 1
#8 Scott Beyer Kansas State University 1
#8 Bernd Friebe Kansas State University 1
#8 Steven S. Dritz Kansas State University 1
#8 Roger A. Cochrane Kansas State University 1
#8 Matthew J.H. Kenny Rooster 1
#8 Tyler Jelinek B &W Custom Truck Beds 1
#8 Brett Gene Smith The Boeing 1
#8 Kenny Burris 1
#8 Yunjeong Kim Kansas State University 1
#8 Woojae Lee Sprint Communications 1
#8 Steven Klankowski Cf Traverse 1
#8 Steven L. Bellinger Kansas State University 1
#8 Arslan Munir Nevada System Of Higher Education On Behalf Of The Of The University Of Nevada, Reno 1
#8 Mark Burris Fike 1
#8 Duy H. Hua Kansas State University 1
#8 Bryce W. Burris 1
#8 Alexander P. Mathews Kansas State University 1

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