South Dakota — Patent Inventors 2017

Top Cities in South Dakota 2017

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Sioux Falls, SD	114	63
#2	Brookings, SD	31	23
#3	Rapid City, SD	30	27
#4	Yankton, SD	13	8
#5	Beresford, SD	12	5
#6	Mitchell, SD	11	8
#7	Aberdeen, SD	8	6
#8	Dakota Dunes, SD	6	5
#9	Britton, SD	6	4
#10	Brandon, SD	6	5
#11	Hartford, SD	6	3
#12	Groton, SD	5	4
#13	Baltic, SD	5	2
#14	Plankinton, SD	4	1
#15	Spearfish, SD	4	4
#16	Madison, SD	4	3
#17	Harrisburg, SD	4	3
#18	Beijing, SD	4	2
#19	Box Elder, SD	4	3
#20	Volga, SD	3	2
#21	London, SD	3	1
#22	Vermillion, SD	3	2
#23	Mission Hill, SD	3	1
#24	Tabor, SD	3	1
#25	Pierre, SD	3	3

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Roger L. Lussenden	Sioux Falls	Monsanto Technology	17
2	Gerhard P Weber	Sioux Falls	Pioneer (Corteva)	10
3	Gary E. Tagtow	Sioux Falls	Amesbury Group	6
#4	Patrick W. Kelly	Sioux Falls	Sanford Health	4
#4	Kevin Costain	Baltic	GE	4
#4	Debra Kay Steiger	Sioux Falls	Pioneer (Corteva)	4
#4	Shannon Lee Mutschelknaus	Plankinton	Daktronics	4
#4	Dan Raap	Hartford	Amesbury Group	4
#9	Allen Rickenbaugh	Sioux Falls	Amesbury Group	3
#9	Joel L. Carlson	Tabor	Truxedo	3
#9	Luke Mushitz	Yankton	Vermeer Manufacturing	3
#9	Paul Rushton	Brookings	University of Virginia	3
#9	Steven J. Knight	Mission Hill	Shur-Co	3
#9	Kevin H. Hagen	Mitchell	—	3
#9	John W. Finger	Beresford	Sioux	3
#9	Craig N. Hansen	Sioux Falls	Hansen Engine	3
#9	Brent W. Wiesenburger	Aberdeen	Totally Tubular Mfg.	3
#9	Tracy Lammers	Sioux Falls	Amesbury Group	3
#9	Brad Hyronimus	Beresford	Sioux	3
#9	Ryan J. Nielsen	Brookings	Daktronics	3
#9	Andrew F. Johnke	Beresford	Ortloff Engineers	3
#22	John D. Preheim	Beresford	Raven Industries	2
#22	Vance M. Thompson	Sioux Falls	Tearoptix	2
#22	Elwood J. Egerton	Hot Springs	Magnolia Optical Technologies	2
#22	Ryan Rusher	Yankton	Truxedo	2