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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Canton, SD ranks #21,512 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 2 patents from 1 inventor. Leading employers of inventors based in Canton, SD include Pearson Incorporated. That works out to 0.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–1 of 1 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert Sandnes Pearson Incorporated 2

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