Rapid City, SD ranks #6,317 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 14 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rapid City, SD include South Dakota Board Of Regents, University Of Illinois, Amazon. That works out to 0.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David R. Salem | South Dakota Board Of Regents | 2 |
| 1 | Zhengtao Zhu | University Of Illinois | 2 |
| 1 | Haiping Hong | South Dakota Board Of Regents | 2 |
| #4 | Gregory J. Whalen | Amazon | 1 |
| #4 | Thomas J. Holmes | Space Systems/Loral | 1 |
| #4 | Joice S. Ruffing | — | 1 |
| #4 | Stuart E. Fromm | Depuy Mitek | 1 |
| #4 | Paul Whalen | General Mills | 1 |
| #4 | Lori J. Groven | Purdue Research Foundation | 1 |
| #4 | Michael Joyce | B9Creations | 1 |
| #4 | Grant A. Crawford | Intel | 1 |
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