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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Harrisburg, SD ranks #13,650 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 123 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Harrisburg, SD include Hurco Technologies, J.M. Huber, Pearson Incorporated. That works out to 18.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lyndon J. Hurley Hurco Technologies 24
2 Robert E. Hardy J.M. Huber 12
3 Joshua Tracy Pearson Incorporated 10
#4 Brett A. Flittie Poet Research 9
#5 Chris A. Nelson Horton 8
#6 Tyler Welbig Amesbury Group 7
#7 William A. Witt Sioux Steel 6
#7 Jason Van't Hul Ecolab Usa 6
#9 Matt Coplan Amesbury Group 4
#9 Thomas L. Juranek 4
#9 Matthew J. Rindsig Poet Research 4
#9 Josh Tracy Pearson Incorporated 4
#9 Michael Van Lith Lextron 4
#14 Blake A. Schnell Poet Research 3
#15 Dan Habeck Daktronics 2
#15 Bill Witt Brunswick 2
#15 Kristine Nicole Plack Poet Research 2
#15 James Beau Schmaltz Poet Research 2
#15 Casey Van Middendorp Pearson Incorporated 2
#20 Matthew L. Halbersma Amesbury Group 1
#20 Jordan Laird Sioux 1
#20 Tash Munce 1
#20 Peggy A. Wheeler 1
#20 Gerald H. Schreurs 1
#20 Ryan J. Bouza Poet Research 1
#20 Andrew Hanisch 1
#20 Kristi Plack Soliton 1

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