Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lenexa, KS ranks #1,591 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,107 patents from 521 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lenexa, KS include Zoll Medical, Spx Cooling Technologies, Spinal Simplicity. That works out to 36.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 521 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Frederick J. Geheb Zoll Medical 93
2 James L. McNaughton 48
3 Eldon F. Mockry Spx Cooling Technologies 42
#4 Melissa Frock Spinal Simplicity 39
#5 Hal Sandy Smith System 36
#6 Andrew Cook 35
#6 Christopher J. Hanshew Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 35
#8 Michel Marc Novation Iq 31
#9 Adam Frock Spinal Simplicity 30
#10 Scott A. Murray Exceptional Ip Holdings 28
#11 W. Cary Dikeman Nexus Medical 26
#11 Douglas R. Green Sprint Communications 26
#13 Thomas N. Hilleary The Island Radar 25
#14 Edward John Jordan Siemens Water Technologies 24
#15 John B. Whiteside Garmin 23
#15 Scott A. Evans Celeritasworks 23
#17 Natu R. Patel Gulf Oil 22
#17 Jeffrey D. Minelli Garmin 22
#19 David Gast Unified Brands 20
#20 Terry M. Frederick Sprint Communications 19
#21 Robert S. Brown Milliken Research 18
#21 Mark A. Moore Sulzer Carbomedics 18
#21 Walter Riley Buchanan Fabtech 18
#24 Luke Kelly Microsoft 17
#25 Patrick F. Sullivan Comcast 16
#25 Robert C. Pippert Sprint Spectrum 16
#27 Warren V. Moore Enduralock 15
#27 Dale S. Schempp Sprint Communications 15
#29 Raymond H. Dean Tempmaster 14
#30 Glennon J. Roderique Accessible Technologies 13
#31 Billy G. McCracken, Jr. Sprint Communications 12
#31 Dale R. Bervig Tweco Products 12
#31 Kenneth James Aubuchon Sprint Communications 12
#31 Stephen M. Pope Faultless Starch/Bon Ami 12
#31 Susan S. Chen 12
#31 Meng Y. Yew Sprint Spectrum 12
#37 Richard Kranz Tension Envelope 11
#37 Joseph H. Wally, Jr. Opti-Copy 11
#37 Jeffrey W. Zimmerman AT&T 11
#37 Stanley J. Demster Airfixture 11
#37 Matthew R. Andrews Digital Ally 11
#42 Paul K. Gabler Bnsf Railway 10
#42 Brian William Trotta Hntb 10
#42 Jeffrey R. Contino Sprint Communications 10
#42 Thomas W. Nelson Bwr Innovations 10
#46 Martin A. Mainster Ocular Instruments 9
#46 Dahl Brougham Metters Sprint Communications 9
#46 Corey Barkhurst Agi Suretrack 9
#46 Joshua David Suhr Cisco 9
#46 James M. Cooper Parmelee Industries 9

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