Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pella, IA ranks #1,992 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 67 patents from 40 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pella, IA include Vermeer Manufacturing, Google, Pella. That works out to 6.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–40 of 40 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nathan D. Dockter Vermeer Manufacturing 4
1 Kent M. Recker Vermeer Manufacturing 4
3 Michael D. Langenfeld Vermeer Manufacturing 3
3 Matthew Ryan Disselkoen Vermeer Manufacturing 3
3 Xiaohang Wang Google 3
3 Stephen Daining Vermeer Manufacturing 3
3 Joshua Dean Nossaman Vermeer Manufacturing 3
3 Claudio Carrafiello Verzilli Vermeer Manufacturing 3
#9 Jaron E. Vos Pella 2
#9 Ty Hartwick Vermeer Manufacturing 2
#9 Bruce Hagemeyer Amesbury Group 2
#9 Daniel Erickson Google 2
#9 Corey Lanoue Vermeer Manufacturing 2
#9 Joseph Edward Breja Vermeer Manufacturing 2
#9 Tayte Askelsen Vermeer Manufacturing 2
#9 Loren Van Wyk Ldj Manufacturing 2
#9 Evan R. Vande Haar Maytag 2
#18 Corey Magnussen Tpi Composites 1
#18 Jordan M. King Ldj Manufacturing 1
#18 Matthew Stephen Vos Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Merlan J. Rolffs Kinze Manufacturing 1
#18 James W. Skinner Press-Seal Gasket 1
#18 Ted L. Hansen Pella 1
#18 Clint Weinberg Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Gary W. Kappel Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Todd A. Bernhagen Pella 1
#18 Benjamin Helland Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Wanti Muchtar Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Paul D. Schroder Pella 1
#18 Todd M. Leathers Pella 1
#18 Clint Recker Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Garrett Meyer Pella 1
#18 David Landon Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Barrett D. Reed John Deere 1
#18 Daniel Hofland Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Greg Williams Stolle Machinery Company 1
#18 Jon Rahn Pella 1
#18 Shane Van Waardhuizen Its Co. 1
#18 Jeffrey T. Knapp Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#18 Mario Van Klompenburg Pella 1

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