Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mission, KS ranks #6,858 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 349 patents from 82 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mission, KS include Warsaw Orthopedic, Oracle, Scriptpro. That works out to 35.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 82 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lawrence E. Guerra Warsaw Orthopedic 104
2 Jay Christopher Vaglio Oracle 23
3 Michael E. Coughlin Scriptpro 17
#4 Joseph Kim Samsung 12
#5 Forrest L. Robinson 10
#5 Bryan Lee Gorman Sprint Communications 10
#7 David C. Rada 9
#7 Milind Singh Adare Pharmaceuticals Usa 9
#9 DuWayne E. Kramer, Jr. Burke 8
#10 Xuan Liu Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co. 7
#10 David G. Malone Depuy Spine 7
#10 John P. Oberrieder Garmin 7
#13 Daniel J. Aldrich Sprint Communications 6
#13 Daniel S. Vacanti Sprint Spectrum 6
#15 Nathan Dormer Adare Pharmaceuticals Usa 4
#15 Kyle Michael Waggoner Cramer 4
#15 Bruce Karlson 4
#15 John M. Hunkeler E-Vision Smart Optics 4
#15 Whitney Neary Vf Jeanswear Limited Partnership 4
#20 David C. Mascal 3
#20 Robert E. Shofstall 3
#20 Christine E. Gehring-Scheff Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 3
#20 Karen S. Berg Oracle 3
#20 Douglas C. Stewart Midwest Research Institute 3
#20 Timothy L. Eberhard Sprint Communications 3
#20 James H. Grunz 3
#20 Terry P. Mawby Interconnect Devices 3
#20 Brian Parris Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited 3
#29 Nancy Dunton 2
#29 Aram C. Paraghamian 2
#29 Michael E. Skaggs Scriptpro 2
#29 Roger Keyes China Energy Investment Corporation Limited 2
#29 Mark J. Vogt Garmin 2
#29 Kurt J. Bevernitz Gulf Oil 2
#29 Nihat Cem Oguz Digital Ally 2
#29 William F. Immell Marley Cooling Tower Company 2
#29 Daniel W. Pike Dutton-Lainson 2
#29 James H. Gruns 2
#29 Roger Michael Browning 2
#29 John D. Hunkeler E-Vision Smart Optics 2
#29 Melanie Bridges Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 2
#42 Matthew Dacunha 1
#42 Michelle Morse 1
#42 S. Samuel Kim University Of Kansas 1
#42 John D. Layman 1
#42 Erica Shoults Litecure 1
#42 Bradley G. Lockard Scriptpro 1
#42 Dan Aldrich Sprint Communications 1
#42 Brandien B. Pool Sunlighten 1
#42 Holeung E. Tse Credo Tool 1

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