Elk Point, SD ranks #24,103 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 48 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elk Point, SD include Hadley Products, Gateway Consultants Group, Gateway 2000. That works out to 22.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis A. Trudeau | Hadley Products | 12 |
| 2 | Jerry L. Beckman | Gateway Consultants Group | 5 |
| 2 | Richard A. Peasley | Gateway 2000 | 5 |
| #4 | Kellen J. Chicoine | Textron | 4 |
| #5 | Glen F. Rosenbaum | — | 3 |
| #5 | Patrick G. Wingen | — | 3 |
| #5 | Bruce Hart | Flexible Steel Lacing | 3 |
| #8 | Dale Gapp | — | 2 |
| #8 | Jim Frankl | Masaba | 2 |
| #10 | Steven Lee Weidner | Gateway Consultants Group | 1 |
| #10 | Brandon Ness | Trustees Of Tufts College | 1 |
| #10 | Jefferson Lehman | — | 1 |
| #10 | Ryan A. Dial | Freezing Machines | 1 |
| #10 | Darrel B. Deen | — | 1 |
| #10 | Todd R. Larsen | — | 1 |
| #10 | Franklin James Borchardt | — | 1 |
| #10 | Stefen Munford | Gateway Consultants Group | 1 |
| #10 | Richard Hall | — | 1 |
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