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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Shawnee, KS ranks #1,412 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 98 patents from 49 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Shawnee, KS include Eyeverify, Palantir Technologies, Sprint Communications. That works out to 1.5 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 Reza R. Derakhshani Eyeverify 24
2 Mitchell Beard Palantir Technologies 7
3 Ryan P. Dreiling Sprint Communications 6
#4 David Hufker Sprint Communications 3
#4 Paul Sudhakar 3
#4 David D. Leavitt Frosty Cold 3
#7 Michael J. Soleo Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#7 Ryan R. Konen Rooster 2
#7 Timothy J. Mourlam Altec Industries 2
#7 Joel Teply Eyeverify 2
#7 Eric R. Roebuck Hrb Innovations 2
#7 Andrew Parkinson Acadia Pharmaceuticals 2
#7 Joao Teixeira Sprint Communications 2
#7 Michael Parker Watlow Electric Manufacturing 2
#7 Robert A. Wilson Acushnet 2
#16 Steve Carpenter Media Cart Holdings 1
#16 James R. Harte Koch Supplies 1
#16 Timothy R. Garrett 1
#16 Jonathan P. Auch Sprint Communications 1
#16 Stefan Stroebel Sprint Communications 1
#16 Jeffrey Alan Benson AT&T 1
#16 Kyle Denton Als Therapy Development Institute 1
#16 Scott O. Nyhart Bushnell 1
#16 Michael C. Robinson 1
#16 Brennan J. Trupka Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 1
#16 Rob A. Entzminger Rockwell Automation 1
#16 Richard J. Suderman 1
#16 Mark G. Roos 1
#16 Jeremy Earl Warren Ply Gem Industries 1
#16 Albert Abraham Bayer Animal Health Gmbh 1
#16 Brian D. Mauer Sprint Communications 1
#16 Joe Ryan Dejmal Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 1
#16 Ryan Fischer The Children'S Mercy Hospital 1
#16 Clark A. Levsen Hantover 1
#16 Walter F. Rausch Sprint Communications 1
#16 Mary Gannon Oracle 1
#16 Joseph P. Brazil, Jr. 1
#16 Steve G. Schlarman Emc Ip Holding Company 1
#16 Charles Andrew Robertson, II Sprint Communications 1
#16 Jennifer Acosta Hrb Innovations 1
#16 Kevin W. Stokes Dst Technologies 1
#16 Randall D. Hutchison Special Product 1
#16 Bryan Keith Dandridge Briggs & Stratton 1
#16 Leah Flynn Silgan Dispensing Systems 1
#16 Samuel T. Pirtle Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 1
#16 Matthew C. Schlesener Sprint Communications 1
#16 Greg A. January Garmin 1
#16 Larry C. Smith Nexus Medical 1
#16 Shane Evan Blazek Hyland Switzerland Sarl 1

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