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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waukee, IA ranks #6,317 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 14 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waukee, IA include John Deere, Pioneer (Corteva), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Frederick W. Nelson John Deere 3
2 Geoffrey Ian Graham Pioneer (Corteva) 2
2 Jacob Patrick Suther Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#4 Todd D. Herren 1
#4 Jeff Seese 1
#4 Molly Ryan-Mahmutagic Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#4 Scott D. Oakes 1
#4 Ankush Bhatia Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#4 Terence D. Pickett John Deere 1
#4 Thomas G. Mueller John Deere 1

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