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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sioux Falls, SD ranks #1,183 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 113 patents from 70 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sioux Falls, SD include Monsanto Technology, Pioneer (Corteva), Sanford Health. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 70 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger L. Lussenden Monsanto Technology 10
2 Gerhard P Weber Pioneer (Corteva) 8
3 Patrick W. Kelly Sanford Health 6
#4 Dave W. Hangsleben Hank Technology 3
#4 Craig N. Hansen Hansen Engine 3
#4 Vance M. Thompson Tearoptix 3
#4 Diane Miller Production Resource Group, L.L.C. 3
#4 John Berdahl Unknown 3
#4 David Schiller Bedford Industries 3
#4 Derek Joel Mazula Integrated Composite Products 3
#11 Debra Kay Steiger Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#11 Therese M. Downey Alumend 2
#11 Brad Smith Wave Sciences 2
#11 Timothy D. Miller Lubrizol Advanced Materials 2
#11 Scott Sletten Jds Industries 2
#11 James V. Pottala Motorola 2
#11 Jeffrey D. Tschetter Bedford Industries 2
#11 Edward Lewis Unlimited Water Solutions 2
#19 Alex John Weidenbach Raven Industries 1
#19 David Sturzenbecher Daktronics 1
#19 Steve Piltingsrud Amesbury Group 1
#19 Tyler REMUND Sanford Health 1
#19 Judith J. Zabdyr Unknown 1
#19 Almir Krdzalic 1
#19 David D. Bushong Poet Research 1
#19 Hiroaki Matsushita Chugai Pharmaceutical 1
#19 Blake Sandnes Pearson Incorporated 1
#19 Azzeddine Douiyssi Syngenta Crop Protection Ag 1
#19 Eric Aasen GE 1
#19 Yuyu Sun University Of Texas System 1
#19 Josh Pruett 1
#19 Jon Curtis Grann Daktronics 1
#19 Tim Eggebraaten Amesbury Group 1
#19 Richard Feight Citibank, N.A. 1
#19 John P. Mahoney Harnischfeger 1
#19 Yoshimi Kuroiwa Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. 1
#19 Chad Weber Target Brands 1
#19 Tracy Lammers Amesbury Group 1
#19 James J. Anderson Mastercard 1
#19 Jesse Lee Wagers Raven Industries 1
#19 Alex Pearson Pearson Incorporated 1
#19 Jared Ernest Kocer Raven Industries 1
#19 Jason Bootsma Poet Research 1
#19 Jason L. Martin Honda Motor Co. 1
#19 Mark D. Johnson Master Lock Company 1
#19 Daniel S. Smith Curators Of The University Of Missouri 1
#19 Angus Macdonald Davis Tellme Networks 1
#19 Rick Evans Scientific Microsystems 1
#19 Brett Opland 1
#19 Michael A. Hulscher Daktronics 1

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