Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ames, IA ranks #590 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 236 patents from 159 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ames, IA include Monsanto Technology, Pioneer (Corteva), Iowa State University. That works out to 3.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 159 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas P. Jury Monsanto Technology 8
2 JENNIFER KARA BARRY Pioneer (Corteva) 7
3 Eric W. Cochran Iowa State University 6
#4 Nacu Hernandez Iowa State University 5
#4 Jeffrey S. Wigdahl John Deere 5
#6 Qi Chen E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 4
#6 Johannes Gustaaf Ernst VAN LEEUWEN Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 4
#6 Brad Scandrett Carrier 4
#9 Phillip Gauger Iowa State University 3
#9 Hannah Deering Workiva 3
#9 David A. Slade Reg Synthetic Fuels 3
#9 Yasufumi Yamamoto Canon 3
#9 Yongsheng Chen Neurocrine Biosciences 3
#9 Robert A. Bannister Cummins Filtration Ip 3
#9 Jennifer R. Hicks Monsanto Technology 3
#9 Michael Forrester Iowa State University 3
#9 Jianqiang Zhang Iowa State University 3
#9 Eric Martin Vaughn BOE 3
#9 Joshua R. Bertram Rockwell Collins 3
#9 Travis Smith Workiva 3
#21 Larry Todd Banner The University Of Memphis Research Foundation 2
#21 Bruce R. Boeke Agilent Technologies 2
#21 Zhiyou Wen Gross-Wen Technologies 2
#21 Michael L. Hammon 7Tunnels 2
#21 Elvira Joana Ferreira Peralta Iowa State University 2
#21 Georgiy Akopov University of California 2
#21 R. Christopher Williams Iowa State University 2
#21 Ratnesh Kumar Iowa State University 2
#21 Nigel Forest Reuel Iowa State University 2
#21 Jun Cui Battelle Memorial Institute 2
#21 Charles W. Boecker AMD 2
#21 Ronald Christopher Williams Iowa State University 2
#21 Martin Haverly Reg Synthetic Fuels 2
#21 Robbyn K. Anand Iowa State University 2
#21 Christopher Van Oort R&D Industries 2
#21 Su Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2
#21 Cory J. Kleinheksel IBM 2
#21 Jeffrey C. Hansell Danfoss Power Solutions 2
#39 Wenyu Huang Iowa State University 1
#39 Jared L. Anderson The University Of Toledo 1
#39 Tony Woodcock Ag Leader Technology 1
#39 Cajetan Ikenna Nlebedim Iowa State University 1
#39 Nate Green Reg Synthetic Fuels 1
#39 Travis R. Sippel Purdue Research Foundation 1
#39 Anumantha G. Kanthasamy Iowa State University 1
#39 Brandt Jensen Iowa State University 1
#39 Viktor Balema Iowa State University 1
#39 Luke Shaffer 1
#39 Robert Long Composite Technologies 1
#39 Gaoyuang Ouyang Iowa State University 1

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