Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sioux Falls, SD ranks #1,233 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 124 patents from 72 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sioux Falls, SD include Monsanto Technology, Sanford Health, Pioneer (Corteva). That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 72 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger L. Lussenden Monsanto Technology 15
2 Patrick W. Kelly Sanford Health 9
3 Gerhard P Weber Pioneer (Corteva) 7
#4 David Schiller Bedford Industries 5
#5 Vance M. Thompson Tearoptix 4
#5 Jeffrey D. Tschetter Bedford Industries 4
#7 John Berdahl Unknown 3
#8 Roy Olson Pearson Incorporated 2
#8 Jared Ernest Kocer Raven Industries 2
#8 Kory D. Kludt Daktronics 2
#8 Mark D. Johnson Master Lock Company 2
#8 Daniel S. Smith Curators Of The University Of Missouri 2
#8 Derek Joel Mazula Integrated Composite Products 2
#8 Jon M. Mammenga Daktronics 2
#8 James V. Pottala Motorola 2
#8 Derin Michael Zerr Sonifi Solutions 2
#8 Diane Miller Production Resource Group, L.L.C. 2
#8 Alex Pearson Pearson Incorporated 2
#8 Therese M. Downey Alumend 2
#20 Dave W. Hangsleben Hank Technology 1
#20 Douglas Samuel Prairie Case Gmbh 1
#20 Stuart J. Uken Amesbury Group 1
#20 Yoshimi Kuroiwa Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. 1
#20 Cory Mittleider 1
#20 Brad Goebel Unknown 1
#20 Derek Michael Stotz Raven Industries 1
#20 Chad Weber Target Brands 1
#20 Steve Darby 1
#20 Dan Engelsman 1
#20 Michael A. Hulscher Daktronics 1
#20 Jason L. Martin Honda Motor Co. 1
#20 Nicholas O. Michael Raven Industries 1
#20 Debra Kay Steiger Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#20 Joseph Keppen South Dakota Board Of Regents 1
#20 David Hoffman Monsanto Technology 1
#20 Ivan Pramov 1
#20 Nathan W. Hart Daktronics 1
#20 Rosemary Kliment 1
#20 Jason Bootsma Poet Research 1
#20 Daniel K. Houg 1
#20 Aaron John Maguire 1
#20 John S. Prince, III Sonifi Solutions 1
#20 James L. Fenno Sonifi Solutions 1
#20 Randy Cowan Goldman Sachs 1
#20 Patrick Wingen 1
#20 Kris Breien 1
#20 Judith J. Zabdyr Unknown 1
#20 Brett Edgerton 1
#20 Eric Aasen GE 1
#20 Melissa R. Tille Poet Research 1

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