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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Adel, IA ranks #8,768 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 242 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Adel, IA include Pioneer (Corteva), Basf Se, John Deere. That works out to 39.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sara Jane Lira Pioneer (Corteva) 122
2 Kristine Schaefer Basf Se 19
3 Sara Jane Helland Pioneer (Corteva) 15
#4 Anthony Scott Royer John Deere 11
#5 Keith A. Hoelting Vermeer Manufacturing 10
#6 Shoba Sivasankar Pioneer (Corteva) 9
#6 Dennis K. Gabler Vermeer Manufacturing 9
#8 Sobhana Sivasankar Pioneer (Corteva) 7
#9 Mark Alan Eby Ms Technologies 6
#10 Margaux M. Ascherl John Deere 5
#10 Harry Stine Stine Seed Farm 5
#12 Tenny Lynn Hinshaw Vermeer Manufacturing 2
#12 James Michael Morse Workiva 2
#12 Timothy Alan Wagoner Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 2
#12 Jordan E. Mandernach Fisher Controls International 2
#12 Edward F. McNair 2
#12 Joshua MERRYMAN Climate 2
#12 Carol A. Vokes Consumer Safety Technology 2
#19 Scott Jorgensen 1
#19 Gerald Erwin Steelman 1
#19 Jamie Lasher 1
#19 Sasha N. Kemmet Iowa State University 1
#19 Darin S Krantz John Deere 1
#19 Patricia Tice 1
#19 Lawrence W. Ryan 1
#19 Christopher R. Garcia 1
#19 Richard L. Wilcox 1
#19 Ralph C. Watts 1

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