Yankton, SD ranks #6,317 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 14 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yankton, SD include Poet Research, Shur-Co, Vishay Dale Electronics. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Charles Carlson | Poet Research | 5 |
| 2 | James Edward Elsen | Shur-Co | 2 |
| 3 | Timothy Schafer | Vishay Dale Electronics | 1 |
| 3 | Jerome J. Hoffman | 3M | 1 |
| 3 | Troy Knouse | Rush Company | 1 |
| 3 | Ryan Rusher | Truxedo | 1 |
| 3 | Wiley D. Bradford | Andritz | 1 |
| 3 | Jerry R. Dimmer | Shur-Co | 1 |
| 3 | Nicholas J. Schade | Vishay Dale Electronics | 1 |
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