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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salem, SD ranks #11,895 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 6 patents from 2 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salem, SD include Pressco Ip, Lippert Components. That works out to 4.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–2 of 2 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Benjamin D. Johnson Pressco Ip 5
2 Chad Johnson Lippert Components 1

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