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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Colton, SD ranks #20,372 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 2 patents from 1 inventor. That works out to 2.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–1 of 1 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Monte Busser 2

Part of South Dakota