Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ankeny, IA ranks #1,106 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 130 patents from 72 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ankeny, IA include Treace Medical Concepts, John Deere, Atricure. That works out to 1.9 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 Paul Dayton Treace Medical Concepts 8
2 Richard A. Humpal John Deere 6
2 Kenneth L. Miller Atricure 6
#4 Austin Hiep Phan Paccar 5
#4 Mark David Erickson Workiva 5
#4 Shawn J. Becker John Deere 5
#7 Michael Olson Icon Health & Fitness 4
#8 Russell W. Adams Mti Baths 3
#8 Jason Cope Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Lucas B. Larsen John Deere 3
#8 ZHENGLIN HOU Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Timothy G. Helentjaris Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Marcus Jones Newleaf Symbiotics 3
#8 Gabriel Glynn Makusafe 3
#15 Thomas Waldschmitt Wilian Holding 2
#15 Wesley Ohrt Fisher Controls International 2
#15 John Bryan Woodward Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#15 David L. Steinlage John Deere 2
#15 Michael R. Kerns Monsanto Technology 2
#15 George Singletary Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#15 Andrew J. Peterson John Deere 2
#15 Aaron A. Wells John Deere 2
#15 Levi Nichols Workiva 2
#15 Mark D. Beeck John Deere 2
#15 Mingyi Hong Huawei 2
#15 Matthew Donovan Delavan 2
#27 Robert C. Blad John Deere 1
#27 Timothy J. Forbes Kreg Enterprises 1
#27 Xianghai Ye Monsanto Technology 1
#27 Ryan P. Davis John Deere 1
#27 Curtis D. Carlson John Deere 1
#27 David Foster Syngenta Participations Ag 1
#27 Anju Gupta Monsanto Technology 1
#27 Marcus A. Jacobson John Deere 1
#27 John M. Schweitzer John Deere 1
#27 Greg T. Buse John Deere 1
#27 Steven D. Wallestad Midland Brake 1
#27 Luc Janelle John Deere 1
#27 SARAH ATWOOD Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#27 Sheilah Oltmans-Deardorff Monsanto Technology 1
#27 Jozinus Johannus Jacobus Petrus Kobussen 1
#27 Mark D. Vogt Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#27 Thomas J. Carpenter Erosion Tech 1
#27 John W. Gisler John Deere 1
#27 Cody J. Sobotka Gary W. Clem 1
#27 Tony J. Haun 1
#27 Michelle L. Walz BOE 1
#27 Daniel J. Koenen John Deere 1
#27 Timothy Bouda 1
#27 Gregory HAIWICK BOE 1

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