Brandon, SD ranks #8,380 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 11 patents from 6 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brandon, SD include Poet Research, US Dept of the Interior, Amesbury Group. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–6 of 6 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven G. Redford | Poet Research | 4 |
| 2 | John L. Sternick | US Dept of the Interior | 3 |
| 3 | Matt Halbersma | Amesbury Group | 1 |
| 3 | James Vermeer | — | 1 |
| 3 | Todd Peterson | Poet Research | 1 |
| 3 | Troy Larson | Metabank | 1 |
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