Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Shawnee, KS ranks #1,687 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,979 patents from 399 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Shawnee, KS include Eyeverify, Sprint Communications, Acushnet. That works out to 29.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 399 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Reza R. Derakhshani Eyeverify 98
2 Amar Nath Ray 94
3 Walter F. Rausch Sprint Communications 68
#4 Matthew C. Schlesener Sprint Communications 66
#5 Robert A. Wilson Acushnet 54
#6 Ashish Bhan Sprint Spectrum 50
#6 Ryan P. Dreiling Sprint Communications 50
#8 Brian D. Mauer Sprint Communications 43
#9 Larry C. Smith Nexus Medical 34
#9 Mitchell Beard Palantir Technologies 34
#11 Clark A. Levsen Hantover 32
#12 Steven M. Yoder Performance Contracting 29
#12 Rob A. Entzminger Rockwell Automation 29
#14 Timothy J. Mourlam Altec Industries 27
#15 Scott O. Nyhart Bushnell 26
#16 Damon Herbst Oracle 22
#17 Michael C. Robinson 20
#18 John Cheong-Wai Ngan Sprint Spectrum 18
#18 Bryan Keith Dandridge Briggs & Stratton 18
#18 Michael Parker Watlow Electric Manufacturing 18
#21 Shannon D. Blunt US Air Force 16
#22 John J. Stutz Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 15
#23 Joao Teixeira Sprint Communications 14
#23 David D. Leavitt Frosty Cold 14
#23 Joseph L. Komer 14
#23 Mark G. Roos 14
#27 Randall D. Hutchison Special Product 13
#27 Jason Blake Penrod Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 13
#29 David M. Byrne 12
#30 Ryan R. Konen Rooster 11
#30 Joao Carlos Osorio Gouvea Teixeira de Magalhaes Sprint Communications 11
#30 Kenneth J. Blum Berkel & Company Contractors 11
#30 Kevin Harry Hansen Sprint Communications 11
#30 Vijay C. Desai Bayer Healthcare 11
#35 Steve Carpenter Media Cart Holdings 10
#35 Jerry J. Donovan Haldex Brake 10
#35 Sharon A. Bryant Miles Laboratories 10
#35 Shane Evan Blazek Hyland Switzerland Sarl 10
#35 David Hufker Sprint Communications 10
#35 Paul Sudhakar 10
#35 Mary Gannon Oracle 10
#42 Jacob Learned Capital One Services 9
#42 Joel Teply Eyeverify 9
#42 Neal Shaw Hrb Innovations 9
#42 Eric R. Roebuck Hrb Innovations 9
#42 Jose Eduardo Bastos dos Santos Lexmark International 9
#42 David Schloemer Scriptpro 9
#42 Shekhar V. Kulkarni Bayer Healthcare 9
#42 Christopher James Simon Hntb 9
#50 C. Louis Grimm Ivy Laboratories 8

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