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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Huron, SD ranks #16,606 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 90 patents from 46 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Huron, SD include Pioneer (Corteva), Bay West Paper, Mei. That works out to 6.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–46 of 46 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Samuel Gregg Fullerton Pioneer (Corteva) 6
2 Timothy Thomas Bay West Paper 5
2 Frederick J. Silbernagel 5
#4 Jim Schwaiger 4
#4 John B. Schumacher Mei 4
#6 David Allen Coolbaugh 3
#6 Mel Wieting 3
#6 Jerrlyn K. Bauder 3
#6 Jesse L. Hohm Valmont Industries 3
#6 Robert D. Strohbehn Pioneer (Corteva) 3
#6 Robert Schaffer Lasermaster 3
#6 Lance C. Tschetter Lankota Group 3
#13 Terry D. Schiltz 2
#13 Kenneth E. Larson Siemens Power Generation 2
#13 Ian Andrew Whitcroft 2
#13 Kenneth Rutledge 2
#13 Mervin L. Erickson 2
#13 Richard H. Rink 2
#13 Gerald E. Johannes 2
#13 Brian J. Hyronimus Lankota Group 2
#13 Dakota R. Tschetter Lankota Group 2
#13 Kim R. Tschetter Lankota Group 2
#13 Magan Lewis Agrigenics 2
#24 Douglas Chilson 1
#24 Robert Breukelman Kentmaster Mfg Co. 1
#24 Pamela Chilson 1
#24 Robert E. Schnable 1
#24 Kenneth Waldner Kings Systems 1
#24 Ivan L. Loesch 1
#24 Thadeus Grover Du Chane 1
#24 Daniel Cahill 1
#24 Kory D. Farstad 1
#24 David John Hovde 1
#24 Scott R. Rink 1
#24 Amanda Marie Hebbert Raven Industries 1
#24 Richard T Regimbal 1
#24 Bemis J. Tschetter 1
#24 Melvin G. Wieting 1
#24 Mel Weiting 1
#24 Marvis B. Tschetter Lankota Group 1
#24 Steve Waldner 1
#24 Lynn R. Weston Kentmaster Mfg Co. 1
#24 Gregory L. Pettis Wilbrecht Electronics 1
#24 John J. Tschetter 1
#24 Daniel McGaugh Lankota Group 1
#24 Willard W. Meyer 1

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