Crooks, SD ranks #31,779 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 29 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Crooks, SD include Sunrise Medical Hhg, Poet Research, Unknown. That works out to 21.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Knopf | Sunrise Medical Hhg | 17 |
| 2 | Michael Masgai | Poet Research | 4 |
| 3 | Kelly A. Gillespie | — | 2 |
| 3 | Leslie Johnson | — | 2 |
| #5 | Christopher William Herren | Unknown | 1 |
| #5 | Tom Wipf | — | 1 |
| #5 | Mark A. Otten | Alamo Group | 1 |
| #5 | James A. Scherer | John Deere | 1 |
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