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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waukee, IA ranks #5,032 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 530 patents from 72 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waukee, IA include Pioneer (Corteva), John Deere, Corteva Agriscience. That works out to 22.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 72 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrea Beth Kalvig Pioneer (Corteva) 168
2 Terence D. Pickett John Deere 54
3 Geoffrey Ian Graham Pioneer (Corteva) 52
#4 Frederick W. Nelson John Deere 38
#5 Shreedharan Sriram Corteva Agriscience 23
#6 David S. Ertl Pioneer (Corteva) 15
#7 Thomas G. Mueller John Deere 14
#7 Dennis W. Wilson 3M 14
#9 Ankush Bhatia Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 12
#9 Raymond Gold John Deere 12
#11 Joe Hanson Pioneer (Corteva) 8
#12 Sivamurugan Paramasamy Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 6
#12 Joseph Ralph Hermann BOE 6
#14 MARK EDWARD NELSON Pioneer (Corteva) 5
#15 Jane Turpin Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 4
#15 Jared Burma 4
#15 Kevin Timm Nationwide Mutual Insurance 4
#15 Michael A. Torzewski John Deere 4
#15 Jacob Patrick Suther Pioneer (Corteva) 4
#20 Michael Kinley Edge 3Technologies 3
#20 Douglas T. Burkhardt Epitopix 3
#20 Matthew C. Howell Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 3
#20 Holly Showalter .Kemin Foods, L.C. 3
#20 Victor S. Sierra John Deere 3
#20 Sujitha Chandra Mohan Consumer Safety Technology 3
#20 John Kimberlin 3
#20 Terrence D. Pickett John Deere 3
#28 Ben Sinclair 2
#28 Lynn L. Heetland Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#28 Christopher Reppe Pioneer (Corteva) 2
#28 Mitchell Marovets Andersen 2
#28 Michael James Dosedel Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 2
#28 Scott D. Oakes 2
#28 Jeremy B. Thompson John Deere 2
#28 Tim Roszhart John Deere 2
#28 Jeff Seese 2
#28 Geoff Graham Monsanto Technology 2
#28 Benjamin R. Dow John Deere 2
#28 Joseph J. Ellerbach John Deere 2
#28 Thomas G. Shattuck 2
#28 Michael D. Brangoccio 2
#42 Cecil W. Byerly 1
#42 Chad Hauck 1
#42 Cameron Legleiter In-Situ 1
#42 Aziz Alibasic Raven Industries 1
#42 RANDY SEABA E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#42 Teresa Garcia Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#42 Kevin A. Strouse 1
#42 Tim Jameson 1
#42 Janaki R. Akella Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1

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