Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Derby, KS ranks #6,092 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 408 patents from 126 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Derby, KS include Occidental Chemical, Paratech, Incorporated, Ncr. That works out to 15.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 126 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Lee Dawkins Occidental Chemical 25
2 Bill R. Edwards Paratech, Incorporated 18
3 Keith B. DuLac Ncr 16
#4 Steven F. Hanson Spirit Aerosystems 12
#5 Stephen M. Eddy Textron Innovations 11
#6 Fred M. Dickey Sandia 10
#6 Howard Dolezal Excel Co. 10
#8 David K. Stearns Coleman Safety And Security Products 9
#8 Kenneth Douglas Johnson Husky Liners 9
#10 David H. Linnebur The Coleman Company 8
#10 Doug Johnson Husky Liners 8
#10 Jeremiah M. Horn Johnson Controls Technology 8
#10 M. James Riemann Cargill, Incorporated 8
#10 John L. Burnett The Boeing 8
#15 Allen L. Frazier 7
#16 Lacie Leatherman 6
#16 Todd McKee True Fitness Technology 6
#16 Matthew L. Rice Vornado Air Circulation Systems 6
#19 Philip W. Schroeder J. I. Case 5
#19 Phillip A. Lindsey The Boeing 5
#19 Cole Brennan Morrow Johnson Controls Light Commercial Ip Gmbh 5
#19 C. Tim Harbaugh Spirit Aerosystems 5
#19 Abram B. Kuipers Bg Products 5
#19 Christopher Adair Pinkerton Textron Innovations 5
#19 Randy Rex Kysar Spirit Aerosystems 5
#19 Elwood Dean Quimby 5
#27 Michael C. Dowling Spirit Aerosystems 4
#27 Gregory Walter May Microaire Surgical Instruments 4
#27 Theodore J. Eilert The Boeing 4
#27 Paul Fiacco 4
#27 Jeremy E. Weinman 4
#27 James M. Rush The Boeing 4
#27 Deloran M. Allen Excel Co. 4
#27 Ronn A. Houtz Cargill, Incorporated 4
#27 Brad Becker Ipeco Holdings Limited 4
#27 Craig Francque The Boeing 4
#27 James Pate Lsi 4
#38 Gary G. Cassatt The Boeing 3
#38 Gregory Allen Langley Great Plains Industries 3
#38 Michael David Farney The Boeing 3
#38 James Edward Westerman Spirit Aerosystems 3
#38 Mark G. Yonash The Boeing 3
#38 Robert G. Wellemeyer Textron Aviation 3
#38 Darrell Clyde Jundt The Boeing 3
#38 Anthony D. Gitchell Lsi 3
#38 Todd William Showalter The Coleman Company 3
#38 Craig M. Clasper Spirit Aerosystems 3
#38 Dennis Ray Malone The Boeing 3
#38 Nicholas W. Vaughn The Coleman Company 3
#38 Paul R. Toivonen Spirit Aerosystems 3

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