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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