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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Marion, SD ranks #50,825 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 11 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Marion, SD include Microsoft. That works out to 13.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian James Burge 6
2 Shawn Steele Microsoft 4
3 Josh Luke 1

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