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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salem, SD ranks #14,235 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 4 patents from 1 inventor. Leading employers of inventors based in Salem, SD include Pressco Ip. That works out to 3.0 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 Benjamin D. Johnson Pressco Ip 4

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