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Salina, KS All Time

453 patents  ·  148 inventors  ·  9.7/1k pop.

Ranked #5,654 of 112,640 cities Top 6%

Salina, KS ranks #5,654 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 453 patents from 148 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salina, KS include Veris Technologies, Coleman Powermate, Kejr. That works out to 9.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 148 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kyle Jensen Veris Technologies 41
2 Harold C. Scott Coleman Powermate 24
3 Eric Lund Veris Technologies 15
#4 Thomas M. Christy Kejr 14
#5 Chase Maxton Veris Technologies 12
#5 Kyle Riedel Nasdaq 12
#7 Brian Esch — 10
#8 James P. Blackwell, Jr. Shop Vac 9
#8 Erik Thorsell Great Plains Manufacturing 9
#8 Richard A. Barlow Bentley-Harris 9
#8 Jeffrey Alan Harris Unknown 9
#8 Paul Drummond Veris Technologies 9
#13 Kevin Myers Great Plains Manufacturing 8
#13 Jacob R. Riffel Great Plains Manufacturing 8
#15 J. Michael McClure Great Plains Manufacturing 7
#15 Timothy J. Ptacek Great Plains Manufacturing 7
#15 Ken C. Cochran — 7
#18 James D. Sampson — 6
#18 Brett Carter Philips 6
#20 Roy E. Applequist Great Plains Manufacturing 5
#20 Matthew D. Goodon Great Plains Manufacturing 5
#20 Volker Wittig Kejr Engineering 5
#20 Lee Young Salina Vortex 5
#20 Maynard E. Nelson Unknown 5
#20 James W. Nixon American Maplan 5
#26 Aaron Pavkov Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag 4
#26 Jack A. Wilson Clayton Industries 4
#26 Jimmie D. Modin — 4
#26 Loren Peterson Can Technologies 4
#26 Alex Potuzak Great Plains Manufacturing 4
#26 Colin Christy Veris Technologies 4
#26 Roy R. Ricke Schwan'S Sales Enterprises 4
#26 Gregory H. Scott Kejr Engineering 4
#34 R. Nathan Massey Great Plains Manufacturing 3
#34 Yuan C. Chiang Kansas State University 3
#34 Randall S. Jones Great Plains Manufacturing 3
#34 Craig A. Reed Great Plains Manufacturing 3
#34 Gary L. Krien — 3
#34 W. Keith Black Cashco 3
#34 Shawn Michael Werner Salina Vortex 3
#34 Jed C. Davis Kejr 3
#34 Jon Flickinger — 3
#34 James D. Scheller — 3
#34 Darwin L. Sampson — 3
#34 Saeed M. Khan Kansas State University 3
#34 Dan J. Obenland Great Plains Manufacturing 3
#47 Ben Jaster Kejr 2
#47 Steven M. Colgrove Kejr 2
#47 Ryan Kejr Kejr 2
#47 Jesse L. Bradley — 2

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