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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Colfax, IA ranks #34,411 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 25 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Colfax, IA include Fisher Controls International, Maytag, PepsiCo. That works out to 11.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven Hostetter Fisher Controls International 15
2 John D. Goodlaxson Maytag 3
3 Harold T. Wilson Maytag 2
3 David E. Liebe Maytag 2
#5 Chad Rorabaugh PepsiCo 1
#5 John David Ringer John Deere 1
#5 David M. Demeyer Musco 1

Part of Iowa