Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mandan, ND ranks #9,534 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 214 patents from 55 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mandan, ND include Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation, Pioneer (Corteva), Clark Equipment. That works out to 8.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 55 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael J. Holmes Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation 42
2 Roy Luedtke, Jr. Pioneer (Corteva) 38
3 Thomas J. Tokach Clark Equipment 16
#4 James M. Breuer Clark Equipment 11
#5 Michael Mann Abb Technology Ag 10
#6 Brian P. Dehnert Clark Equipment 8
#7 Benjamin G. Oster Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation 6
#7 Douglas Kallas Clark Equipment 6
#9 Robert Vogel 5
#10 Edward J. Schliep 4
#10 David H. Duncan Dakota Gasification 4
#12 Sylvia A. Denome Synergy Biosystems 3
#12 Daniel L. Reisenauer Clark Equipment 3
#12 Marc D. Kurz Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation 3
#12 Jim M. Breuer Clark Equipment 3
#16 Leo Zachmeier Unknown 2
#16 Tony Wald Unknown 2
#16 Curt J. Engebretson 2
#16 Keith Kautzman 2
#16 Dennis P. Urlacher 2
#16 Grant Patrick Schmeichel 2
#16 Chad Swenson Cooper Technologies 2
#16 Alvin A. Liebel Clark Equipment 2
#16 Donald W. Hannu 2
#16 Tim Adam Retrax Holdings 2
#16 Zachery W. Allen Department Of Energy 2
#16 Jacob Haugen Clark Equipment 2
#28 Lavern R. Rhinehart 1
#28 Myron M. Mertz 1
#28 LeRoy Balstad 1
#28 Dennis D. Steinwand 1
#28 Thomas R. Zachmeier 1
#28 Raymond A. Markel 1
#28 Kenneth M. Wise 1
#28 Tracy S. Smith US Air Force 1
#28 Arthur Langved 1
#28 DuWayne A. Marthaller Unknown 1
#28 Larry A. Towne 1
#28 Rebecca L. Towne 1
#28 Michael Jerome Holmes Air Products And Chemicals 1
#28 Vernon L. Bahm 1
#28 Jason B. Bahm 1
#28 Donald J. Beehler 1
#28 Larry A. Huether 1
#28 Donald L. Humble 1
#28 Sherman A. Quanbeck 1
#28 Cletus Regner 1
#28 Mark Anthony Askelson University Of North Dakota 1
#28 Christopher Joseph Theisen University Of North Dakota 1
#28 Kjell Kroh Clark Equipment 1

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