Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ames, IA ranks #491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 297 patents from 187 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ames, IA include Iowa State University, BOE, Cnh Industrial America. That works out to 4.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 187 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric W. Cochran Iowa State University 10
2 Nacu Hernandez Iowa State University 8
3 Eric Martin Vaughn BOE 7
#4 Iver E. Anderson Iowa State University 6
#4 Michael B. Roof BOE 6
#4 Grant T. MacDonald Cnh Industrial America 6
#7 Sam Eathington Monsanto Technology 5
#7 Thomas P. Jury Monsanto Technology 5
#9 Brian Hill Kreg Enterprises 4
#9 Arun V. Iyer BOE 4
#9 Ronald Christopher Williams Iowa State University 4
#12 Johannes Gustaaf Ernst VAN LEEUWEN Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 3
#12 R. Christopher Williams Iowa State University 3
#12 Chris H. Hill Electrolux Home Products 3
#12 Travis Smith Workiva 3
#12 Cory J. Kleinheksel IBM 3
#12 Andrew Cascione Iowa State University 3
#18 Jean-Philippe Tessonnier Iowa State University 2
#18 Chad Stahl Iowa State University 2
#18 Yasufumi Yamamoto Canon 2
#18 Michael B. Carter Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software 2
#18 Ryan P. Littler Rockwell Collins 2
#18 Cajetan Ikenna Nlebedim Iowa State University 2
#18 Jared L. Anderson The University Of Toledo 2
#18 Ian Tevis Iowa State University 2
#18 Dustin Lee Hiatt Workiva 2
#18 JENNIFER KARA BARRY Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#18 Qi Chen E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#18 Robert A. Bannister Cummins Filtration Ip 2
#18 Jeffrey S. Wigdahl John Deere 2
#18 Venkatesh Seshappa Composite Technologies 2
#18 Megan N. Schroder Monsanto Technology 2
#18 Yakup Gunbatar Ag Leader Technology 2
#18 Maan Alduaiji 2
#18 Yan He Combisep 2
#18 Jonathan Claussen Iowa State University 2
#18 Wai Y. Leung Molex 2
#18 Michael Forrester Iowa State University 2
#18 Richard Wallingford Kla-Tencor 2
#18 J. Adin Mann, III Iowa State University 2
#18 Joseph H. Podolsky Iowa State University 2
#18 Eve Syrkin Wurtele Iowa State University 2
#18 Maohong Fan University Of Wyoming 2
#18 Huawei Jiang Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. 2
#18 Colin Josh Hurd Raven Industries 2
#18 Joseph Gilbert VICTORIA BOE 2
#18 Michael L. Hammon 7Tunnels 2
#18 Elvira Joana Ferreira Peralta Iowa State University 2
#18 Joshua R. Bertram Rockwell Collins 2
#18 Shinsuke Ide Jfe Steel 2

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