Minnesota — Patent Inventors 2003

Top Cities in Minnesota 2003

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Minneapolis, MN	622	392
#2	Rochester, MN	558	312
#3	Woodbury, MN	456	232
#4	Windom, MN	405	286
#5	Eden Prairie, MN	270	148
#6	Plymouth, MN	247	161
#7	Bloomington, MN	204	131
#8	Stillwater, MN	200	100
#9	Maple Grove, MN	192	116
#10	Shoreview, MN	149	73
#11	Maplewood, MN	147	80
#12	Minnetonka, MN	143	89
#13	Eagan, MN	143	97
#14	Edina, MN	137	82
#15	Burnsville, MN	120	69
#16	White Bear Lake, MN	112	66
#17	Roseville, MN	111	72
#18	Saint Paul, MN	106	44
#19	Oakdale, MN	92	53
#20	North Oaks, MN	91	26
#21	Lake Elmo, MN	91	45
#22	Brooklyn Park, MN	86	62
#23	Prior Lake, MN	84	52
#24	Lakeville, MN	82	49
#25	Apple Valley, MN	81	55

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Zine-Eddine Boutaghou	North Oaks	Seagate Technology	41
2	Scott E. Moore	Elk River	Micron	22
2	Philip C. Dretzka	Woodbury	Interdesign	22
#4	Cary Lee Bates	Rochester	IBM	19
#5	Scott D. Augustine	Deephaven	Augustine Medical	17
#5	Mark W. Kroll	Orono	Pacesetter	17
#7	John M. Santosuosso	Rochester	IBM	15
#7	Mark B. Knudson	Shoreview	Enteromedics	15
#7	Paul Reuben Day	Rochester	IBM	15
#10	Fatih M. Uckun	Minneapolis	Parker Hughes Institute	14
#11	Michael F. Weber	Shoreview	3M	13
#11	Robert J. Monson	Minneapolis	Lockheed Martin	13
#11	Bruce H. KenKnight	Maple Grove	Cardiac Pacemakers	13
#11	Victor Fuk-Pong Man	Saint Paul	Ecolab Usa	13
#15	Timothy R. Conrad	Eden Prairie	Restore Medical	12
#15	Ping Hay Heun	Woodbury	Choon Nang Electrical Appliance Mfy.	12
#17	Michael Hoey	Shoreview	Medtronic	11
#17	Pijush Dewanjee	Rochester	Callaway Golf	11
#17	Anthony P. Sannino	Shakopee	Seagate Technology	11
#20	Todd A. Berg	Stillwater	St. Jude Medical Atg	10
#20	Richard M. Flynn	Mahtomedi	3M	10
#20	Joel S. Douglas	Dodge Center	Amira Medical	10
#20	Philip D. Heppner	Forest Lake	3M	10
#20	Mark W. Baldwin	Woodbury	Whirlpool	10
#20	Jon D. Kittelsen	Roseville	Bite Tech	10