Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Johnston, IA ranks #1,198 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 118 patents from 44 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Johnston, IA include Benson Hill Seeds, Delavan, Dow Agrosciences. That works out to 4.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–44 of 44 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Pedro Gonzalez-Portilla Benson Hill Seeds 18
2 Lev Alexander Prociw Delavan 17
3 Joseph Samo Delavan 6
#4 Sandeep Kumar Dow Agrosciences 5
#4 Goran Srnic Pioneer (Corteva) 5
#4 Keith Lowe Pioneer (Corteva) 5
#7 Tarik Loukili John Deere 4
#8 Jun-Zhi Wei Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Yue Yun Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Peizhong Zheng Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Mark E. Barker John Deere 3
#8 JOSHUA K. YOUNG Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#8 Douglas Edward DeVries Consumer Safety Technology 3
#8 Baolong Zhu Genomatica 3
#15 Sarah E. Worden Dow Agrosciences 2
#15 Jimei Wang Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#15 Mark A. Cracraft John Deere 2
#15 Ananta Acharya Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#15 Brian Wilson AT&T 2
#15 Brandon M. McDonald John Deere 2
#15 DENNY JOSEPH BRUCK Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#22 Curtis A. Maeder John Deere 1
#22 Imad Saab Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Hena Guo Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Jingrui Wu Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Nathan David Coles Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Dwight L. Stewart Igor 1
#22 Michael Pierotti Aqseptence Group 1
#22 James Janni Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Matthew Paul Cope Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 John Orosco 1
#22 Yang Wang Dow Agrosciences 1
#22 Huirong Gao Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 CARLOS M LA ROTA Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Nathaniel W. Boone 1
#22 ANDREW BAUMGARTEN Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Hector Angel Flores Marel Meat B.V. 1
#22 Brandon P. Williams Collins Engine Nozzles 1
#22 ELI RODGERS-MELNICK Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Mark Cooper North Carolina State University 1
#22 Justine M. Olszewski Clemson University 1
#22 MING YANG Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#22 Nile T. Ackerman John Deere 1
#22 John P. Mathis Pioneer (Corteva) 1

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