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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

McPherson, KS ranks #7,051 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 335 patents from 70 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in McPherson, KS include Certainteed, Revalesio, British Telecommunications Public Limited. That works out to 23.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 70 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Stephen W. Steffes Certainteed 63
2 Jonathan Piles Certainteed 46
3 Richard L. Watson Revalesio 31
#4 Robert D. Bailey British Telecommunications Public Limited 15
#5 Leonard F. Eck Hein-Werner 14
#5 Ludwig Reisinger Certainteed 14
#7 Anthony L. Lucas Keystone Industries 9
#7 David W. O'Reilly Agco 9
#7 Clarence B. Cox, III The Bradbury Co. 9
#10 Dennis Carlson Epoch Composite Products 8
#10 James Edward Schott Great Plains Manufacturing 8
#12 Philip E. Bradbury The Bradbury Co. 7
#13 Horst Eigruber American Maplan 6
#13 Hans Groeblacher American Maplan 6
#15 Lisa Starr 4
#15 David Martens Tomtom International B.V. 4
#17 Flavio Da Silva American Maplan 3
#17 Leonard L. Miller 3
#17 Richard Potter 3
#17 Richard P. Zerger Chevron 3
#17 Michael Cooper Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs Kg 3
#17 Melissa D. Perkins Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Management Limited 3
#17 John E. Puchosic Caterpillar 3
#17 Robert F. Shamet American Maplan 3
#17 Steven E. Spence American Maplan 3
#26 Peter Heilmayr American Maplan 2
#26 Jared Goering 2
#26 Spencer Steinert 2
#26 Robert W. Balding 2
#26 Glen C. Clausen 2
#26 Michael F. Lamb Kansas Jack 2
#26 Hans Groblacher Friedrich Theysohn Gmbh 2
#26 John M. Helfrich 2
#26 Diana K. Grauer Kansas State University 2
#26 Jeff Courtney Integrated Roadways 2
#36 Delores Grubbs 1
#36 Lowell K. Booker 1
#36 David E. Dahlsten 1
#36 Claud W. Cozine 1
#36 Harley E. Vasper, Jr. 1
#36 Joseph D. Lokay 1
#36 Adolf Kugele Certainteed 1
#36 Jon B. Hogins 1
#36 Clayton M. Hamblin 1
#36 Loranelle L. Lockyear Governors Of The University Of Alberta 1
#36 Anthony G. Pelnar 1
#36 Thomas E. Brunholtz 1
#36 Larry Dale Asher, Jr. The Bradbury Co. 1
#36 Gunner J. Peterson Unknown 1
#36 Andrew B. Huber Great Plains Manufacturing 1

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