Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cedar Falls, IA ranks #1,811 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,832 patents from 441 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cedar Falls, IA include Cor Therapeutics, John Deere, IBM. That works out to 45.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 441 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David L. Wolf Cor Therapeutics 43
2 Danan Dou John Deere 37
3 Bruce Newendorp John Deere 32
#4 Thomas G. Ore John Deere 31
#5 David Joseph Easton John Deere 30
#6 Andrew K. Rekow John Deere 28
#6 Henry J. May IBM 28
#8 Taner Tuken John Deere 27
#8 Craig W. Lohmann John Deere 27
#10 Clayton P. Neumann John Deere 24
#11 Troy E. Schick John Deere 23
#12 James Chang Door & Window Hardware 20
#12 Thomas C. Boe John Deere 20
#12 Thomas M. Sullivan Avturf L.L.C. 20
#15 Donald E. Young John Deere 19
#15 Kurtis Vander Wiel John Deere 19
#17 Robert Eugene Freestone Pioneer (Corteva) 18
#17 Benjamin J. Heimbuch John Deere 18
#19 Carl E. Kittle John Deere 17
#20 Michael Wagner Mannesmann Ag 16
#20 Ronald D. Bremner John Deere 16
#22 Andy B. Appleton John Deere 15
#23 Thomas H. Vu John Deere 14
#24 Jeffrey E. Runde John Deere 13
#24 Shyan-Cherng Huang John Deere 13
#24 William Herbert Sims, III NASA 13
#24 Carroll C. Kellum General Motors 13
#24 Thomas E. Boe John Deere 13
#29 Bryan Kirk Buerkle John Deere 12
#29 Gregory Jon Holcomb Waterloo Industries 12
#31 Peter Kosmicki John Deere 11
#31 Navin Khadiya Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Usa 11
#31 Mikkel G. Mandt Houdaille Industries 11
#31 Charles N. Warren John Deere 11
#31 Gary S. Keys, II John Deere 11
#31 Jeremy P. L'Heureux John Deere 11
#37 Lou A. T. Honary Wavely Light And Power 10
#37 Michael R. Crawford Viking Pump 10
#37 Stanley J. Johnson John Deere 10
#40 Mark A. Bergene John Deere 9
#40 Scott K. Farlow John Deere 9
#40 Aaron M. Quinn John Deere 9
#40 Tony J. Huegerich John Deere 9
#40 Werner Stettler John Deere 9
#40 Marcus L. Kuhl John Deere 9
#40 Steven A. Duppong John Deere 9
#47 William J. Vande Haar John Deere 8
#47 Janet R. Willett John Deere 8
#47 James R. Harvey Diasonics 8
#47 Timothy L. Ketterhagen John Deere 8

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