Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brookings, SD ranks #4,436 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 24 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brookings, SD include Pioneer (Corteva), Dandelion Energy, Metabank. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jordon Michael Pace Pioneer (Corteva) 5
2 Andrew Maloney 2
3 Ryan Joseph Carda Dandelion Energy 1
3 Trent Sorbe Metabank 1
3 Seth M. McGill Trane International 1
3 Michael W. Kondratuk Larson Manufacturing Company Of South Dakota 1
3 Brian Frederick Seda Pioneer (Corteva) 1
3 Roxanne Lucchesi South Dakota Board Of Regents 1
3 Todd Letcher South Dakota Board Of Regents 1
3 Srot Sinha 1
3 Nathan Stang South Dakota Board Of Regents 1
3 Craig Silvernagel South Dakota Board Of Regents 1
3 Shaswat Anand 1
3 Donald Endres Novita Nutrition 1
3 Douglas John Criddle Amesbury Group 1
3 Keith Bruinsma Novita Nutrition 1
3 Niraj Markandey 1
3 Terry Anderson Autonomous Tractor 1
3 Barb Heller South Dakota Board Of Regents 1

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