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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ankeny, IA ranks #1,882 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 64 patents from 44 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ankeny, IA include Pioneer (Corteva), Newlink Genetics, John Deere. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–44 of 44 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Bryan Woodward Pioneer (Corteva) 4
2 Mario Mautino Newlink Genetics 3
2 Richard A. Humpal John Deere 3
2 Gabriela Rossi Newlink Genetics 3
#5 Jeffrey Dale Wille Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#5 ZHENGLIN HOU Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#5 Joshua M. Shendelman Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#5 Benjamin Alan Blakely Workiva 2
#5 Anju Gupta Monsanto Technology 2
#5 Kenneth L. Miller Atricure 2
#5 Sheilah Oltmans-Deardorff Monsanto Technology 2
#5 Brooke Peterson-Burch Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#5 Tyler D. Schleicher John Deere 2
#5 Michael Olson Icon Health & Fitness 2
#5 Travis G. Funseth John Deere 2
#16 Stacy L. Bullock John Deere 1
#16 Michael A. Waldo John Deere 1
#16 Jeff M. Grote 1
#16 Rodney W. Heston Soliton 1
#16 Michael S. Garton John Deere 1
#16 Joshua R. Wilhelm John Deere 1
#16 Wayne Birkenholz Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 1
#16 Paul Dayton Treace Medical Concepts 1
#16 Gregory HAIWICK BOE 1
#16 Timothy G. Helentjaris Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#16 Kellie Reimann Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#16 Curt Matthew Davis Bratney Companies 1
#16 Matthew Keller 1
#16 Richard W. Job Agco 1
#16 Colin R. Hart F.R. Drake 1
#16 Derek Jay Hemphill 1
#16 Thomas G Lade Krone 1
#16 Thomas J. Carpenter Erosion Tech 1
#16 Christopher Alan Jacob 1
#16 Kidron Joel Knox Rrip 1
#16 John M. Schweitzer John Deere 1
#16 David Foster Syngenta Participations Ag 1
#16 Matthew Donovan Delavan 1
#16 Joel M. Schreiner John Deere 1
#16 Mark D. Beeck John Deere 1
#16 Jason Hoffman 1
#16 Greg T. Buse John Deere 1
#16 Jason Cope Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#16 Bruce Allen Cook Research Triangle Institute 1

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