Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cascade, IA ranks #27,390 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 38 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cascade, IA include John Deere, Rite-Hite Holding, Iowa State University. That works out to 15.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Shane D. Simon John Deere 8
2 Nicholas J. Casey Rite-Hite Holding 7
3 Kevin Miller 4
#4 Merlin E. Simon John Deere 3
#5 Nathan David Schmitt 2
#5 Pat Orr 2
#5 Bronwyn Frame Iowa State University 2
#8 Christopher Charles Krapfl John Deere 1
#8 Patrick C. Orr 1
#8 Gary Knepper 1
#8 Steve Leytem 1
#8 Scott William Casey 1
#8 Richard J. Hostert Iowa State University 1
#8 Allen J. Takes John Deere 1
#8 Mike Bohnert Monsanto Technology 1
#8 Robert Michael Knepper 1
#8 Stanley T. Orr 1

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