Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pittsburg, KS ranks #6,990 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 339 patents from 104 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pittsburg, KS include Cbl Technologies, Pittsburg State University, Covidien Lp. That works out to 16.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 104 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David J. Miller Cbl Technologies 61
2 Zoran Petrovic Pittsburg State University 25
3 Gregory P. Hertrich Covidien Lp 16
#4 Ivan Javni Pittsburg State University 15
#5 Todd N. Allison Progressive Products 11
#5 John A. Vura Rubbermaid Incorporated 11
#7 Marco Antonio Ibarra C.D.L. Electric Company 10
#7 Devin Steven Sage C.D.L. Electric Company 10
#7 Mihail Ionescu Pittsburg State University 10
#10 Alisa Zlatanic Certainteed 8
#11 Derald E. Caudle Afix Technologies 7
#12 John Jay Humbard Hopkins Manufacturing 6
#12 Richard L. Dixon Smith International 6
#14 Kurt L. Balthazor Masonite 5
#14 Christopher Jasperse Cirkul 5
#16 Paul Uttley Lego A/S 4
#16 Ronald L. Scripsick Backyard Leisure Holdings 4
#16 Rick E. Reeves 4
#16 Roger Buck Ward-Kraft 4
#16 Norman Reed Mci Communications 4
#21 James Beach Honeywell 3
#21 Clifford A. Hix Hix 3
#21 Stephen T. Hinton Progressive Products 3
#21 Jason S. Eastwood 3
#21 Nikola Bilic Certainteed 3
#21 Michael J. Marvel Masonite 3
#21 Michael L. Dixon 3
#21 DooPyo Hong Certainteed 3
#29 Swarup Kumar Maiti 2
#29 Ron Moran Pitsco 2
#29 Angel Gustavo Cereceres Pena C.D.L. Electric Company 2
#29 Dustin Engle Ward-Kraft 2
#29 Benjaman M. Dixon 2
#29 James Michael Burgess 2
#29 Galen M. Williams 2
#29 Logan Dillinger 2
#29 David Boyt 2
#29 Kevin Pommier Rekon 2
#29 George D. Clugston 2
#29 Bill Simons Advantek, Llc. 2
#29 Tony L. McCowan Afix Technologies 2
#42 John Marietta 1
#42 John Bero Pitsco 1
#42 Jason P. Rau 1
#42 Scott M. Wuerdeman 1
#42 Derald E. Caudie Afix Technologies 1
#42 Ivan Javni 1
#42 Danny L. Gepford, Jr. 1
#42 Nancy L. Brooker Pittsburg State University 1
#42 Dennis Chiappetti Eagle-Picher Industries 1

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