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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clive, IA ranks #8,547 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 10 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clive, IA include Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Dee Zee, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And. That works out to 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dan R. Grizzle Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
1 Bryce Rustwick Dee Zee 1
1 Robert Orton 1
1 Douglas S. Nubel E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
1 Dale Steven Howard Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
1 Amy Jo Olson Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
1 John D. Goodhue 1
1 HAINING LIN Pioneer (Corteva) 1
1 Anthony M. Gates Whirlpool 1
1 KEVIN A FENGLER Pioneer (Corteva) 1

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