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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cimarron, KS ranks #20,749 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 62 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cimarron, KS include Quality Craft Industries, Montezuma Mfg., Kansas State University. That works out to 31.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Vincent G. Koehn Quality Craft Industries 18
2 LaVern D. Schmidt Montezuma Mfg. 10
3 Rocky J. Comes 7
3 Carl E. Addison 7
#5 James C. Hayden 5
#6 Obed M. Fricke Kansas State University 3
#6 La Vern Schmidt Montezuma Mfg. 3
#8 Kyle Kopper 2
#8 Randy Burns 2
#10 Clayton L. Ferguson Garland Industries 1
#10 Max A. Jantz 1
#10 Barbara A. McPhail 1
#10 Donald W. McPhail 1
#10 James G. Jantz 1

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