Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Topeka, KS ranks #2,861 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,068 patents from 292 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Topeka, KS include Mikron Industries, Sprint Spectrum, Kid Stuff Marketing. That works out to 8.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 292 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Douglas L. Cole Mikron Industries 186
2 Ryan S. Talley Sprint Spectrum 81
3 William D. Billen Kid Stuff Marketing 49
#4 Ryan Michael Yamka Hill'S Pet Nutrition 35
#5 Kathy Gross Hill'S Pet Nutrition 22
#6 Samer Al-Murrani Hill'S Pet Nutrition 16
#7 Peter A. Parks Eastman Kodak 14
#8 Corey T. Pasta Bnsf Railway 12
#8 Dennis W. Morgart Bnsf Railway 12
#10 Robert Morrison Hexcel 11
#10 Dale Allen Fritsch Hill'S Pet Nutrition 11
#10 Joseph E. Meador Payless Shoesource Worldwide 11
#13 Timothy A Carty Dornoch Medical Systems 10
#13 Dustin M. Gary Rooster 10
#13 Jarrod B. Piper Rooster 10
#16 Shannon Morey Mars, Incorporated 9
#16 Mike E. Teaford Bnsf Railway 9
#16 Kenbe Goertzen Quvis 9
#16 Aaron D. Kovar Caterpillar 9
#20 Jacob SITTENAUER Crititech 8
#20 Lon D. Lewis International Flora Technologies 8
#20 James A. Weaver Arista Networks 8
#23 John H. Anderson Virginia Commonwealth University 7
#23 Stuart A. Dietz B/E Aerospace 7
#23 Robert E. Zimmerman Hughes Aircraft 7
#23 Kyle Knappenberger Nanoscale 7
#23 Brent Pope Hill'S Pet Nutrition 7
#23 Wai Lun Cheuk Hill'S Pet Nutrition 7
#29 J. D. Houseman Quipp, Incorporated 6
#29 Anthony Moeder Capstan Ag Systems 6
#29 James T. Wade 6
#29 Charles Lin Del Monte 6
#29 Valerie Proctor Pizza Hut 6
#29 Mark Dierking Hill'S Pet Nutrition 6
#29 Xiangming Gao Hill'S Pet Nutrition 6
#36 William Paul Lambert Payless Shoesource Worldwide 5
#36 Shiguang Yu Hill'S Pet Nutrition 5
#36 Randy Wills Reprotect 5
#36 Patrick L. Wempe Unknown 5
#36 John Wojakowski Hycrete 5
#36 Daniel Henry Roberts Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 5
#36 Doran J. Geise 5
#43 Randall Hedrick Atlantic Signal 4
#43 James O. Burlew Unknown 4
#43 Jesse Koch Capstan Ag Systems 4
#43 Larry Waters Bottom Line Industries 4
#43 Timothy P. Jenison 4
#43 Fernando Qvyjt Hill'S Pet Nutrition 4
#43 Michael W. Sullivan Lawrence Paper 4
#43 Thomas Alan Sells The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 4

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