Utility patents granted

788

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Kansas

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

30.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

1,604

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

3,408

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

788

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Kansas

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

788▲ 198%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Kansas (FRED PATENTUSKSUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

30.8

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

30.8▲ 139%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSKSTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (KSPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

1,604

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$71,387

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

1,604▼ 25%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kansas, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$71,387▲ 20%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kansas, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

3,408

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

17,028

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

3,408▲ 26%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kansas, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

17,028▲ 33%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kansas, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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