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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Florence, SD ranks #87,556 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2 patents from 2 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Florence, SD include Tyco Electronics Co., Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 5.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–2 of 2 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Chad Gortmaker Tyco Electronics Co. 1
1 Douglas J. Niemann Illinois Tool Works 1

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