Traer, IA ranks #33,039 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 27 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Traer, IA include John Deere, AMD, Rockwell Collins. That works out to 17.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Eugene Pinkston | John Deere | 5 |
| 1 | Joseph Kucera | AMD | 5 |
| 1 | Richard A. Schafer | John Deere | 5 |
| 1 | Rex McKee | — | 5 |
| #5 | Mark S. Earley | John Deere | 3 |
| #6 | Francis Keith Scherrer | Rockwell Collins | 2 |
| #7 | John Richard Luhman | — | 1 |
| #7 | Clint W. Hansen | — | 1 |
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