Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard M. Flynn | 3M | 10 |
| 2 | William W. Merrill | 3M | 9 |
| 3 | Stephen L. Crooks | 3M | 7 |
| #4 | Majid Zia | Hemerus Medical | 3 |
| #4 | Richard G. Hansen | 3M | 3 |
| #6 | Charles E. Weeks | Humanetics | 2 |
| #6 | Krzysztof A. Lewinski | 3M | 2 |
| #6 | Harry A. Loder | 3M | 2 |
| #6 | Louis S. Moren | 3M | 2 |
| #6 | Michael L. Ruegsegger | 3M | 2 |
| #6 | John T. McElreath | Cyberoptics | 2 |
| #6 | Robert F. Kamrath | 3M | 2 |
| #6 | William C. Collette | Computer Network Technology | 2 |
| #14 | Mark G. Katsaros | H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing | 1 |
| #14 | Paul Joseph Robinson | Cardio Flow | 1 |
| #14 | Patrick J. Garfield | Cyberoptics | 1 |
| #14 | Ignacio Chi | Cardiac Pacemakers | 1 |
| #14 | Todd N. Stratmoen | Larson Manufacturing Company Of South Dakota | 1 |
| #14 | Katherine S. Tweden | Enteromedics | 1 |
| #14 | Ted Perron | Galil Medical | 1 |
| #14 | Paul A. Sevcik | 3M | 1 |
| #14 | John T. Herman | Donaldson Company | 1 |
| #14 | Patrick J. Beskar | — | 1 |
| #14 | Darlene F. Stewart | Eastman Kodak | 1 |
| #14 | Glenn Delmont Johnson | 3M | 1 |
| #14 | Michael B. Hintz | Imation | 1 |
| #14 | William J. Bryan | Combustion Engineering | 1 |
| #14 | Jeffrey D. Malmer | 3M | 1 |
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