Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Grimes, IA ranks #5,369 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 484 patents from 60 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grimes, IA include Putco, Pioneer (Corteva), MIT. That works out to 31.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 60 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James P. Elwell Putco 92
2 Marc C. Albertsen Pioneer (Corteva) 66
3 Keith A. Nelson MIT 48
#4 Zachary T. Bonefas John Deere 35
#5 Jeremy J. Faust John Deere 30
#6 Ronald D. Flannagan Pioneer (Corteva) 26
#7 Hanna J. Wickman John Deere 21
#8 Michael Lee Exotoe 12
#9 David M. Bubeck Pioneer (Corteva) 11
#9 Shayne C. Rich John Deere 11
#9 ANDREW CARL CROW Pioneer (Corteva) 11
#12 Nandini Krishnamurthy Inscripta 8
#12 Doug Kardell Sauer-Danfoss 8
#14 Bradley Roth Pioneer (Corteva) 7
#15 Loren Steenhoek Pioneer (Corteva) 6
#16 Manish Nathwani Its Co. 5
#16 Scott M. Peterman Thermo Fisher 5
#16 Brandon G. Leiran John Deere 5
#19 Damon E. Rockwell Fawn Engineering 4
#19 Emily Harris Metabolic Technologies 4
#19 FREDERICK C. BURNS, II Pioneer (Corteva) 4
#19 Ryan Oliver 4
#19 Ryan Skow John Deere 4
#19 Jenna Hoffman Pioneer (Corteva) 4
#19 Joel Fleming 4
#26 Usha Rani Chintala Consumer Safety Technology 3
#26 Eswar Narayanan E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#26 Frank L. Stufflebeam Ryko Manufacturing 3
#29 William A. Belzer Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#29 Chris McAninch 2
#29 Jonathan M. Holste Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 2
#29 Hanna J. Williams John Deere 2
#29 Derrick Clausen Delavan 2
#29 Kyle D. Pederson Fisher Controls International 2
#29 Craig F. Branch Its Co. 2
#29 David Bowen Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#37 Anthony J. Mainelli John Deere 1
#37 Anthony Stefani 1
#37 Eugene P. Van Hamme 1
#37 Charles R. Marlin 1
#37 Neal A. Fitch Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#37 Dale O Pellatz John Deere 1
#37 JEFFREY KLEVER Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#37 Michael M. Danley Chevron 1
#37 Craig R. Homan Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#37 Jason Grodahl John Deere 1
#37 Andrew Slattery E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#37 William H. Bomar 1
#37 Douglas L. Thieleke 1
#37 Larry C. Kisting R. R. Donnelley & Sons 1

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