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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Clive, IA ranks #5,880 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 429 patents from 78 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Clive, IA include Sherwood Medical, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, Human Gene Therapy Research Institute. That works out to 23.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 78 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard A. Sunderland Sherwood Medical 37
2 Zhan-Bin Liu E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 33
3 Charles J. Link Human Gene Therapy Research Institute 25
#4 Dale F. Loussaert Pioneer (Corteva) 19
#5 Joseph W. Keaschall Pioneer (Corteva) 18
#6 Elizabeth Hood Prodigene 17
#7 David Simpson Advanced Technology Laboratories 16
#7 Stacy Renee Henryson Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 16
#7 Kellen O'Connor John Deere 16
#10 Vadim Shapiro Statistics & Control 15
#11 David Andrew Haila Workiva 12
#11 Daniel R. Cloutier Sunnen Products 12
#13 Dale Steven Howard Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 11
#14 John W. Van Horn Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems 10
#14 Douglas S. Nubel E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 10
#14 Chien-Pei Mao Delavan 10
#14 KEVIN A FENGLER Pioneer (Corteva) 10
#18 Robert Alex Hirschl Life Spine 9
#18 JON AARON TUCKER REINDERS Syngenta Participations Ag 9
#20 Carolyn A. Gregory Pioneer (Corteva) 8
#21 Mitchell N. Corbett Maytag 7
#22 Jon C. Gehrke 6
#22 Anthony M. Gates Whirlpool 6
#24 David Edward Bradish, III Consumer Safety Technology 5
#24 David M. Greenspon 5
#26 HAINING LIN Pioneer (Corteva) 4
#26 Michael W. Walter Consumer Safety Technology 4
#26 Daniel Haggerty Delavan 4
#26 Robert D. Singer Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 4
#26 David Sanders Nalco Company 4
#31 Dan R. Grizzle Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 3
#31 Ravi Sudhakar Vemulapalli 3
#31 Bryce Rustwick Dee Zee 3
#31 Mark A. Novak 3
#35 Ravindragouda K. Patil John Deere 2
#35 Damien H. Dominick 2
#35 Danny Ray Grizzle Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 2
#35 Amy Jo Olson Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 2
#35 Patrick C. Dougherty John Deere 2
#35 Jason Kosby 2
#35 Steven Michael Schuler Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 2
#35 Barry Schaffter John Deere 2
#35 Eric N. Buseman 2
#35 Leonid Shcharansky Compressor Controls 2
#35 Michael D. Frohwein Fisher Controls International 2
#46 Robert Orton 1
#46 Chien-Jung Yu Delavan 1
#46 Michelle L. Parlett Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#46 Clinton D. French 1
#46 Mark Chase 1

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