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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hartford, SD ranks #20,190 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 65 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hartford, SD include Amesbury Group, Sioux Steel, Climate. That works out to 19.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dan Raap Amesbury Group 12
1 Leroy B. Stumpe Sioux Steel 12
3 David P. Groeneveld Climate 11
#4 Barbara R. Haberer Alumend 6
#5 Dale Nelson 3
#5 Thomas Walter Spisak Terex Usa 3
#7 Camille Kelly Nelson Poet Research 2
#7 Timothy Graham Sencore 2
#7 Harlan D. Anderson 2
#7 James Straatmeyer 2
#11 Stephen Nathaniel Bostrom Daktronics 1
#11 Jimmie L. Muir Citibank, N.A. 1
#11 Orlando S. Hofer 1
#11 Gerald E. Cressman 1
#11 Camille K. Crouch Poet Research 1
#11 Brandon Redenius 1
#11 Cyrus Albright 1
#11 Patrick James Barnick 1
#11 Darrell G. Graham 1
#11 Jim L. Muir Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (Usa) 1

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