Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Jamestown, ND ranks #5,207 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 506 patents from 96 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Jamestown, ND include Agri-Cover, Goodrich, Green Lane Products Limited. That works out to 31.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 96 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Charles M. Schmeichel Agri-Cover 87
2 Aaron J. Roberts Goodrich 35
3 Wallace Harold Larson Goodrich 32
#4 Wesley K. Stegmiller Goodrich 21
#5 Steven C. Schmeichel Agri-Cover 20
#6 Dustin Paul Scheer Goodrich 19
#7 Brandon Lee Goodrich 14
#8 Gary Lane Green Lane Products Limited 13
#8 Jeffrey S. Milender Case Gmbh 13
#8 Shawn J. Wock Agri-Cover 13
#11 Mark L. Olson Goodrich 12
#12 Zachary Meyer Goodrich 10
#13 Ryan Pfau Goodrich 9
#14 Gregory James Schulze Goodrich 7
#14 James R. Brown Goodrich 7
#14 Gary Carpenter Lucas Western 7
#17 Greg Schulze Goodrich 6
#17 Gregory Albert Brekken Goodrich 6
#19 Chris Alan Stratford Retail Inkjet Solutions 5
#19 Larry G. Ellis Teleflex Incorporated 5
#19 Justin D. Williams Goodrich 5
#19 Patrick D. Bennett Duratech Industries International 5
#19 Christopher D. Althoff Agri-Cover 5
#19 Michael G. McPherson Glenmac 5
#19 Blake Reed Goodrich 5
#19 Troy Joseph Herberholz Goodrich 5
#19 Shad Kish Goodrich 5
#28 Kevin Setterstrom Goodrich 4
#28 Ruben D. Morlock Haybuster Manufacturing 4
#28 Mac E. McPherson Glenmac 4
#28 Joel Anderson Amazon 4
#28 Peter Nicholas Hettwer Goodrich 4
#28 George Thompson Hoffman/New Yorker 4
#28 Jonathan L. Widmer Goodrich 4
#28 Alexander Mitchell Heyd Goodrich 4
#28 Mark E. Beam Agri-Cover 4
#28 Brendan T. Bohn Agri-Cover 4
#28 Brian Landis Goodrich 4
#39 Craig J. Olin Goodrich 3
#39 Jacob Limke Vermeer Manufacturing 3
#39 Kruse Otto Goodrich 3
#39 Gabor L. Radi Western Gear 3
#39 Joshua Ryan Meidinger Goodrich 3
#39 Ronald F. Stoltenberg Unknown 3
#45 Katrina Christiansen Cargill, Incorporated 2
#45 Walace Harold Larson Goodrich 2
#45 Ryan J. Schafer Goodrich 2
#45 Wally H. Larson Goodrich 2
#45 Jim R. Brown Lucas Western 2
#45 Leone V. Willey Unknown 2

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