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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fort Thompson, SD ranks #48,892 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 12 patents from 2 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fort Thompson, SD include Apple. That works out to 9.8 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 Tom Wilson Apple 11
2 L. Dale Mason 1

Part of South Dakota