Tea, SD ranks #29,123 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 34 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tea, SD include Claas Saulgau Gmbh, Sioux Steel, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations. That works out to 6.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob A. Scherer | Claas Saulgau Gmbh | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Grass | Sioux Steel | 3 |
| 2 | Christopher W. Lane | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations | 3 |
| 2 | Lucas Zebroski | Pearson Incorporated | 3 |
| 2 | Bill Stegmeier | — | 3 |
| #6 | Patrick A. Hansen | Raven Industries | 2 |
| #6 | Francis Michael Swain | Poet Research | 2 |
| #6 | Eric J. Adamson | Amesbury Group | 2 |
| #6 | Allen Meendering | — | 2 |
| #10 | Rochelle Wesselink | Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (Usa) | 1 |
| #10 | Annette Bosworth | — | 1 |
| #10 | Ryan A Kolb | — | 1 |
| #10 | Corby Weron | — | 1 |
| #10 | Lyndon Luckasson | John Deere | 1 |
| #10 | Austin Falkingham | — | 1 |
| #10 | Paul E. Yost | — | 1 |
| #10 | Max F. James | — | 1 |
| #10 | Kurt D. Gildemaster | Raven Industries | 1 |
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