Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mitchell, SD ranks #8,723 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 244 patents from 65 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mitchell, SD include Sunpower, HP, Neurolens. That works out to 15.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 65 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert D. Johnson Sunpower 40
2 Bryan Jacquot HP 20
3 Jeffrey P. Krall Neurolens 17
#4 Brian R. Klock Kustom Cycles 12
#5 Michael Honermann Quality Wood Designs 11
#6 Warren Rice Biocompatibles Uk Limited 10
#6 Bruce E. McComish Res Usa 10
#8 Kevin H. Hagen 8
#8 Dale J. Dierks Dakota Manufacturing Company 8
#10 Joseph W. Bills, Jr. Dakota Manufacturing Company 6
#10 Edward G. Scherrer 6
#12 Victor Honermann Quality Wood Designs 5
#12 Ray E. Paradis Dakota Manufacturing Company 5
#12 Harry E. Voelzke Dakota Manufacturing Company 5
#12 A. Dean Oehlerking Dakota Manufacturing Company 5
#16 Kevin J. Erdmann Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 4
#16 Andrew Robert Scherrer 4
#18 Patrick GERAETS Dakota Manufacturing Company 3
#18 Daniel J. Piehl Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 3
#18 Cynthia A. Bjerrum Dakota Manufacturing Company 3
#18 Scot J. Vander Pol Trail King Industries 3
#18 Nicholas Novak Quality Wood Designs 3
#18 Bret Jorgensen S.P.E.P. Acquisition 3
#24 Randall J. Rothlisberger Kustom Cycles 2
#24 Tony Schoenwald Twin City Fan Companies 2
#24 Jacob A. Leland Cargill, Incorporated 2
#24 Craig Christiansen 2
#24 Jennifer N. Bainbridge Kustom Cycles 2
#24 Daniel R. Cheeseman Kustom Cycles 2
#24 Ronald G. Fredrickson Dakota Manufacturing Company 2
#24 William K. Hunt Dakota Manufacturing Company 2
#32 James Picek 1
#32 Steven R. Kennedy Dakota Manufacturing Company 1
#32 Joseph H. Claggett 1
#32 Linda Picek 1
#32 Mats Nygardh 1
#32 Curtis D. Cavett 1
#32 Carl R. Mentele Trail King Industries 1
#32 Renee A. Neugebauer 1
#32 Harold L. Hagen 1
#32 Bernard VanWassenhove Trail King Industries 1
#32 Ryan G. Shawd 1
#32 Trevor L. Gunderson Trail King Industries 1
#32 Matthew J. Nielsen Trail King Industries 1
#32 Jarid G. Shawd 1
#32 Robert T. McTighe 1
#32 Michael B. Schmit 1
#32 Jimmie A. Weigand Marketon 1
#32 Curtis A. Strand Vermeer Manufacturing 1
#32 Edgar J. Smith 1

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