Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gardner, KS ranks #6,952 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 342 patents from 79 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gardner, KS include Garmin, Sprint Communications, B/E Aerospace. That works out to 14.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 79 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas H. Walters Garmin 41
2 Terry D. Nebergall Sprint Communications 22
3 Keith R. DeBald B/E Aerospace 21
3 Jonathan R. Kindred Sprint Spectrum 21
#5 Mark Wilmoth 19
#6 Stevan A. Klesper Sprint Communications 14
#6 Jacob C. VanBecelaere Vista Outdoor Operations 14
#8 Brian N. Poindexter Garmin 10
#8 David Elliott University Of Iowa 10
#10 Kenneth A. Carlson Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 9
#11 Dale W. Sass 8
#11 James D. Eaton, Jr. Oracle 8
#13 Clyde R. Morgan Scott Usa 7
#13 Ray R. Doerr Sprint Communications 7
#13 Ross Martin Sterling Bnsf Railway 7
#13 Dale White Smith & Loveless 7
#17 Raymond Robert Doerr Sprint Communications 5
#17 Steven F. Hocker Applied Concepts 5
#17 Darrin Mott Sprint Communications 5
#17 Adrian M. Milner Sprint Communications 5
#21 Jeffrey A. Shank Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 4
#21 Edward C. Spanknoble Adf 4
#21 Albert F. Miller Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 4
#24 Jack E. Briar 3
#24 Doug R. Wagers 3
#24 Timothy A. Giebler Scriptpro 3
#24 Stanton W. Fernald 3
#24 Delbert E. Brandley Honeywell 3
#24 Dallas J. Fletchall Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 3
#24 Jason Carman Grundfos Pumps 3
#31 Joseph Deighan Nellcor Puritan Bennett 2
#31 Bret E. Young 2
#31 Charlie Kukovich, Jr. 2
#31 John C. Crews Sprint Communications 2
#31 William Radel 2
#31 Bradley James Stolz 2
#31 Kevin Stueve Sprint Communications 2
#31 Keith E. Manbeck 2
#31 Rodney N. Hamilton Scriptpro 2
#31 Eric Burger 2
#31 Richard Carl Wise Heatcraft Refrigeration Products 2
#31 James L. Thomasson Cereal Ingredients 2
#31 Gerald Brandon Ravenscroft University Of Kansas 2
#31 Patrick Sean Delancy 2
#31 Elmer Vavricek Husqvarna Ab 2
#46 Rex A. Hand 1
#46 Alice M. Kingsolver Sprint Communications 1
#46 Kenneth A. Spiller Sprint Communications 1
#46 Jeff Howle Sprint Communications 1
#46 David Rinkenback 1

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