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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sioux Falls, SD ranks #1,020 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 152 patents from 81 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sioux Falls, SD include Monsanto Technology, Bedford Industries, Pearson Incorporated. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 81 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger L. Lussenden Monsanto Technology 18
2 David Schiller Bedford Industries 6
3 Roy Olson Pearson Incorporated 5
3 Alex Pearson Pearson Incorporated 5
3 Vance M. Thompson Tearoptix 5
3 Phillip Busby 5
#7 Derin Michael Zerr Sonifi Solutions 4
#7 Steven T. Bly Poet Research 4
#7 John Berdahl Unknown 4
#10 Derek Joel Mazula Integrated Composite Products 3
#10 Gerhard P Weber Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#10 Brad James Moutray Hexagon Technology As 3
#10 Jeffrey D. Tschetter Bedford Industries 3
#10 Christopher Paul Wollmann Sonifi Solutions 3
#10 Tracy Lammers Amesbury Group 3
#10 Gary E. Tagtow Amesbury Group 3
#17 Andy Loren Anderson Sonifi Solutions 2
#17 Stephen M. Lewis Poet Research 2
#17 Sean Kaufhold 2
#17 Justin James Waggoner 2
#17 Alexander T. McCurdy Poet Research 2
#17 Aaron J. Emerson Cega Innovations 2
#17 Jason Bootsma Poet Research 2
#17 Cory J. Sarks Poet Research 2
#17 James J. Anderson Mastercard 2
#17 Yuyu Sun University Of Texas System 2
#27 Joshua Mulder 1
#27 Chad Swier Amesbury Group 1
#27 Mike Popelka Kws Saat Se & Co. Kgaa 1
#27 Jason Alan Klatt 1
#27 Stuart J. Uken Amesbury Group 1
#27 Chad Weber Target Brands 1
#27 John C. Keeler Poet Research 1
#27 Dave W. Hangsleben Hank Technology 1
#27 Joshua H. Pulford Sonifi Solutions 1
#27 Christine M. Duncan 1
#27 Christopher W. Frederick Emc Ip Holding Company 1
#27 Scott A. Weishaar Poet Research 1
#27 Joe Harrenstein Sioux Steel 1
#27 Patrick W. Kelly Sanford Health 1
#27 Reuben C. Setliff, III Entellus Medical 1
#27 Zachary J Karl Poet Research 1
#27 Verlyn Ray Fast 1
#27 MICHAEL G. MCERLEAN 1
#27 Travis Steen Amesbury Group 1
#27 Chad J. Schroeder Sonifi Solutions 1
#27 Tapaswy Muppaneni Novoloop 1
#27 Jon Duesterhoeft Sioux Steel 1
#27 David M. Christensen Empire Comfort Systems 1
#27 Brad Smith Wave Sciences 1

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