South Dakota — Patent Inventors 2011

Top Cities in South Dakota 2011

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Sioux Falls, SD	52	34
#2	Brookings, SD	43	29
#3	Rapid City, SD	23	16
#4	Yankton, SD	17	12
#5	Mitchell, SD	10	6
#6	Fulton, SD	7	1
#7	Britton, SD	7	3
#8	Harrisburg, SD	6	2
#9	Spearfish, SD	6	5
#10	Garretson, SD	5	4
#11	Dakota Dunes, SD	5	4
#12	Watertown, SD	5	4
#13	Brandon, SD	4	4
#14	Crooks, SD	4	3
#15	Box Elder, SD	4	1
#16	Burbank, SD	4	3
#17	Buffalo, SD	3	1
#18	Valley Springs, SD	3	2
#19	Colman, SD	2	2
#20	New Effington, SD	2	1
#21	Huron, SD	2	2
#22	Aberdeen, SD	2	2
#23	Dell Rapids, SD	2	2
#24	Lake Norden, SD	2	1
#25	Jefferson, SD	2	1

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	John D. Crawford	Fulton	Eveready Battery Company	7
2	Debra Kay Steiger	Sioux Falls	Pioneer (Corteva)	5
2	Randy Cowan	Sioux Falls	Goldman Sachs	5
2	Mark Greer	Sioux Falls	Laser Band	5
#5	Jay Robert Hotchkiss	Brookings	Pioneer (Corteva)	4
#5	Patrick R. Zimmerman	Rapid City	South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology	4
#5	Brett David Wendler	Brookings	Daktronics	4
#5	Joseph W. Cole	Box Elder	Cole Kepro International	4
#9	Clyde R. Fredrickson	Britton	Truss Industry Production Systems	3
#9	Lyndon J. Hurley	Harrisburg	Hurco Technologies	3
#9	Timothy M. Shafer	Yankton	Vishay Dale Electronics	3
#9	Trent Sorbe	Brookings	Metabank	3
#9	Brian R. Klock	Mitchell	Kustom Cycles	3
#9	Michael Van Lith	Harrisburg	Lextron	3
#9	Mark Wismer	Britton	Truss Industry Production Systems	3
#9	Chad N. Gloege	Brookings	Daktronics	3
#9	Zhengtao Zhu	Rapid City	University Of Illinois	3
#9	Thomas D. Johnson	Buffalo	Delphian Systems	3
#9	Brett W. Jelkin	Yankton	Vishay Dale Electronics	3
#20	James L. Fenno	Sioux Falls	Sonifi Solutions	2
#20	Allen C Larson	Sioux Falls	Alamo Group	2
#20	Eric S. Bravek	Brookings	Daktronics	2
#20	Stephen M. Lewis	Sioux Falls	Poet Research	2
#20	Eldon Roth	Dakota Dunes	Freezing Machines	2
#20	Brian E. Hardy	Burbank	Alamo Group	2