Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lawrence, KS ranks #896 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 154 patents from 100 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lawrence, KS include Hill'S Pet Nutrition, Pioneer (Corteva), University Of Kansas. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 100 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dennis Jewell Hill'S Pet Nutrition 9
2 Leslie Charles Kuhlman Pioneer (Corteva) 8
3 Jenn-Tai Liang University Of Kansas 7
#4 Huili Guan 5
#5 Gere S. diZerega University Of Southern California 3
#5 James D. Pipkin Cydex Pharmaceuticals 3
#7 Holly Maulhardt Crititech 2
#7 Wendy L. Picking University Of Kansas 2
#7 Maria Buchalova Conopco 2
#7 Kyle Patrick Johnson Accenture Global Solutions Limited 2
#7 Robert Leon Lutes Alarm.Com Incorporated 2
#7 Laird Forrest University Of Kansas 2
#7 Jordan Hunt University Of Kansas 2
#7 Christopher F. Stubbs Luminook Lighting 2
#7 William D. Picking University Of Kansas 2
#7 Jason Holzmueller Schlumberger Technology 2
#7 Charles Decedue Crititech 2
#7 Sam Campbell Crititech 2
#7 Valentino J. Stella University Of Kansas 2
#7 Jeff Chen 2
#7 Rene Woszidlo The Boeing 2
#7 Timothy Caldwell Deciphera Pharmaceuticals 2
#7 Richard Raymond Spurlock Cobalt Iron 2
#7 Robert Merrill Marett Cobalt Iron 2
#7 Mark A. Metzger Schlumberger Technology 2
#7 Jane V. Aldrich University Of Kansas 2
#7 Eden EPHRAIM Hill'S Pet Nutrition 2
#7 Jeffrey Brockman Hill'S Pet Nutrition 2
#7 William Goertzen Schlumberger Technology 2
#7 Kiran PANICKAR Hill'S Pet Nutrition 2
#7 David Irvin AT&T 2
#32 Joseph A. Fix Merck 1
#32 Mike Baltezor Crititech 1
#32 Charles Ross Denneler Arris Enterprises 1
#32 Lindsey Ott The Children'S Mercy Hospital 1
#32 Matthew McClorey Crititech 1
#32 Marc Iacobucci Crititech 1
#32 Geoff Bednar Hill'S Pet Nutrition 1
#32 Ronald H. Gordon-Ross 1
#32 Jahna ESPINOSA Crititech 1
#32 Chad Groer University Of Kansas 1
#32 Thomas Prisinzano University Of Kansas 1
#32 James Thomas Kost Cobalt Iron 1
#32 David Carttar Risk Management Solutions 1
#32 Sunil A. David University Of Kansas 1
#32 Lance Holly Aerovironment 1
#32 Steven Nicolai Arris Enterprises 1
#32 Matt McClorey Crititech 1
#32 Roger A. Rajewski University Of Kansas 1
#32 Sebastien A. Ramus Be Intellectual Property 1

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