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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Aberdeen, SD ranks #14,237 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 115 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Aberdeen, SD include Hiniker, GE, Totally Tubular Mfg.. That works out to 4.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard L. Peterson Hiniker 31
2 Larry Gene Anderson GE 10
3 Brent W. Wiesenburger Totally Tubular Mfg. 9
#4 Bruce Rind 7
#5 Kory Anderson Anderson Industrial 6
#6 Rodney L. Spilde 5
#7 Dennis Volzke Cardinal Industries 4
#8 Christine Rae Hodny Fisher Controls International 3
#8 Paul D. Sigaty Agri-Cover 3
#8 Allen J. Hettich 3
#11 Kary Haar Cardinal Industries 2
#11 Thomas Joseph McGarry Harvard University 2
#11 David Meyers John Deere 2
#11 Joel Schmitt Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas 2
#11 Todd M. Vanderlinde Clark Equipment 2
#11 Lauren D. Volzke 2
#11 Harold Oscar Schlenker Hub City 2
#18 Donald L. Fredrickson 1
#18 Justin Lee Dewey Hub City 1
#18 Monica Wickre 1
#18 Joseph C. Thomas Key Technology 1
#18 Kap L. Scherr 1
#18 Marvin H. Humbert 1
#18 Todd M. Letcher Daktronics 1
#18 Melissa Bunke 1
#18 Marie L. Spitzer 1
#18 Robert Deics 1
#18 Adam P. Malsam 1
#18 Corey Vosika 1
#18 Neil Bellikka 1
#18 Michael L. Koplen 1
#18 H. Oscar Schlenker Hub City 1
#18 Stephen Bormes 1
#18 Paris Briscoe 1
#18 Andrew James Balgaard 1
#18 Len D. Scherr 1
#18 William C. Schwan 1

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