Volga, SD ranks #13,387 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 127 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Volga, SD include Pioneer (Corteva), Sonos, Aquantia. That works out to 60.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Michael Schaefer | Pioneer (Corteva) | 49 |
| 2 | Matt Nelson | Sonos | 20 |
| 3 | Michael L. Brown | Aquantia | 19 |
| #4 | Jammey A. Rawden | Larson Manufacturing Company Of South Dakota | 9 |
| #5 | Travis Renkly | Vibratory Solutions | 6 |
| #5 | Wayne R. Tucker | Daktronics | 6 |
| #7 | Luke A. Thompson | Larson Manufacturing Company Of South Dakota | 5 |
| #8 | Larry Mahlum | — | 3 |
| #9 | Robert Hesse | Intel | 2 |
| #9 | Daniel Anthony Schulte | Daktronics | 2 |
| #11 | Chad Wosje | — | 1 |
| #11 | Kelly D. Bakken | — | 1 |
| #11 | Theron Cooper | Icm | 1 |
| #11 | Jeff Holm | Daktronics | 1 |
| #11 | Mark Bryon Carsrud | Daktronics | 1 |
| #11 | Travis Thiex | — | 1 |
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