Top Cities in South Dakota 1982
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawker, SD | 7 | 1 |
| #2 | Sioux Falls, SD | 4 | 4 |
| #3 | Rapid City, SD | 4 | 4 |
| #4 | Canton, SD | 3 | 3 |
| #5 | Aberdeen, SD | 3 | 2 |
| #6 | Dakota Dunes, SD | 3 | 2 |
| #7 | Elk Point, SD | 2 | 1 |
| #8 | Beresford, SD | 2 | 2 |
| #9 | Huron, SD | 2 | 2 |
| #10 | Melton, SD | 2 | 1 |
| #11 | Bison, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Deadwood, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | De Smet, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Faulkton, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Flandreau, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Jefferson, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Lead, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #18 | Menno, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Mitchell, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #20 | Pierre, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #21 | Salem, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #22 | Trent, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Viborg, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Burbank, SD | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | London, SD | 1 | 1 |
Top Inventors in South Dakota 1982
| Rank | Inventor | City | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eldon Roth | Dakota Dunes | Freezing Machines | 2 |
| 1 | Bruce Rind | Aberdeen | — | 2 |
| 1 | Glen F. Rosenbaum | Elk Point | Cmi Limited | 2 |
| #4 | Darrell D. Vik | Beresford | — | 1 |
| #4 | Forest B. White | Bison | — | 1 |
| #4 | Alvin H. Benesh | Pierre | — | 1 |
| #4 | Gerald P. Frankl | Jefferson | — | 1 |
| #4 | Ewald R. Ulmer | Canton | Cmi Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Kenneth Wherry | Faulkton | — | 1 |
| #4 | Michael D. Lynch | Burbank | Aerojet-General | 1 |
| #4 | Donald L. Fredrickson | Aberdeen | — | 1 |
| #4 | Murray A. Rowe | Canton | Cmi Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Frederick J. Silbernagel | Huron | — | 1 |
| #4 | Darrell R. Kaarup | Canton | — | 1 |
| #4 | Dale N. Skillman | Rapid City | — | 1 |
| #4 | Arnold M. Eich | Flandreau | — | 1 |
| #4 | Stephen D. Gregory | De Smet | Lucas Industries Limited | 1 |
| #4 | James M. Verros | Beresford | Cmi Limited | 1 |
| #4 | Dean E. Ramsley | Viborg | — | 1 |
| #4 | Jack H. Coote | Deadwood | Ciba-Geigy | 1 |
| #4 | Wendell D. Dunn, Jr. | Lead | — | 1 |
| #4 | Walter R. Fair, Jr. | Menno | Unknown | 1 |
| #4 | Kenneth R. Harris | Rapid City | AMD | 1 |
| #4 | Kelly L. Calhoon | Sioux Falls | Celotex | 1 |
| #4 | Dennis J. Helfritch | Rapid City | Research-Cottrell | 1 |