Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waterloo, IA ranks #2,562 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 48 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waterloo, IA include Monsanto Technology, John Deere, Tenneco Automotive Operating Company. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael A. Josephs Monsanto Technology 14
2 Steven A. Reich John Deere 3
3 Dale J. Swehla John Deere 2
3 Curtis P. Ritter John Deere 2
3 Thomas M. Harris Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 2
3 Christopher D. Turner John Deere 2
3 MICHEAL A. LANGNER John Deere 2
#8 Gary L. Campbell Verizon 1
#8 Richard E. Winsor John Deere 1
#8 Kyle M. Krisher John Deere 1
#8 Kelsey C. Thom, Jr. California Pellet Mill 1
#8 Andrew Lee Huffman Fannie Mae 1
#8 Dean Arden Boyce John Deere 1
#8 Dennis L. Jeffries John Deere 1
#8 Russell J. Betts John Deere 1
#8 Michael J. Maney John Deere 1
#8 Emily P. Timm Viking Pump 1
#8 Jesse Knight John Deere 1
#8 David C. Smart John Deere 1
#8 Blake A. Metz John Deere 1
#8 James M Leverington John Deere 1
#8 Josh C Schmitt John Deere 1
#8 Brady Thomas Wilson Tyson Foods 1
#8 Douglas J. Nagel Donaldson Company 1
#8 Paul M. Wynthein John Deere 1
#8 Dwayne A. Nystrom John Deere 1
#8 Daniel Scott Valandingham Cnh Industrial America 1
#8 Peter D. Martinson John Deere 1

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