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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Dickinson, ND ranks #7,491 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 304 patents from 78 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dickinson, ND include Medora Environmental, Tgr Construction, Steffes. That works out to 11.8 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 Joel J. Bleth Medora Environmental 28
2 Willard R. Tormaschy Medora Environmental 23
3 Gregory L. Schafer Tgr Construction 21
#4 Thomas G. Fisher Tgr Construction 18
#5 Gary A. Kudrna Medora Environmental 17
#6 Paul J. Steffes Steffes 16
#7 Jonathan L. Zent Medora Environmental 13
#8 Thomas P. Steffes Steffes 11
#9 Dean A. Kovash Steffes 10
#10 Douglas P. Walter Medora Environmental 9
#11 Dustin J. Adams Klx Energy Services 8
#11 Todd C. Mayer Steffes 8
#13 Peter A. Ridl Imation 7
#14 William P. Reiter New Designz 6
#14 Austin P. Zeller Steffes 6
#16 Stephen A. Schafer Unknown 5
#16 Jason A. Golden Klx Energy Services 5
#18 David Dolyniuk Baker Hughes Holdings 4
#18 Terry G. Wilcox Klx Energy Services 4
#20 Joshua P. Vetter Steffes 3
#20 Gordon Nelson 3
#20 Tobias Hauck 3
#20 Dan Johnson 3
#20 H. Darwin Swett Unknown 3
#20 Dylan J. Adams 3
#20 Tony L. Schafer Unknown 3
#27 Justin D. Zich 2
#27 Cliff Keithley 2
#27 Blaine R. Dukart 2
#27 Brandon Lee Kadrmas Weatherford Technology Holdings 2
#27 Darren K. Fike 2
#27 Ronald J. Crail Medora Environmental 2
#27 Dennis L. Schloss 2
#27 Richard L. Dukart 2
#27 Williard R. Tormaschy 2
#27 Anton C. Hendrickson 2
#27 Kent J. Kudrna Steffes 2
#27 Billy L. Freitag 2
#39 Ronald Lach 1
#39 Doug Walter 1
#39 Gary Kudma 1
#39 Joe E. Fude Steffes 1
#39 Brooks Hondl 1
#39 Robert G. Todd Dakota Gasification 1
#39 Matthew Moenkedick 1
#39 Travis Cain 1
#39 Glenn Baranko 1
#39 Donald A. Kubic 1
#39 Jay R. Urlacher 1
#39 Ronald J. Schoch 1

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