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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025

Bedford, IA ranks #79,433 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3 patents from 1 inventor. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

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Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 E. Lee Weir 3

Part of Iowa