Minnesota — Patent Inventors 2004

Top Cities in Minnesota 2004

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Rochester, MN	599	337
#2	Minneapolis, MN	533	351
#3	Woodbury, MN	408	219
#4	Windom, MN	342	241
#5	Plymouth, MN	256	168
#6	Eden Prairie, MN	245	136
#7	Stillwater, MN	177	100
#8	Shoreview, MN	164	87
#9	Edina, MN	160	92
#10	Maple Grove, MN	160	111
#11	Minnetonka, MN	141	88
#12	Bloomington, MN	141	97
#13	Eagan, MN	122	87
#14	Maplewood, MN	107	59
#15	Roseville, MN	105	70
#16	Saint Paul, MN	98	47
#17	Oakdale, MN	97	50
#18	Burnsville, MN	95	70
#19	North Oaks, MN	93	26
#20	White Bear Lake, MN	83	55
#21	Coon Rapids, MN	78	47
#22	Apple Valley, MN	78	49
#23	Lakeville, MN	78	51
#24	Brooklyn Park, MN	75	56
#25	Prior Lake, MN	72	48

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Cary Lee Bates	Rochester	IBM	38
2	Zine-Eddine Boutaghou	North Oaks	Seagate Technology	33
3	John M. Santosuosso	Rochester	IBM	31
#4	Paul Reuben Day	Rochester	IBM	24
#5	Mark W. Kroll	Orono	Pacesetter	23
#6	Scott E. Moore	Elk River	Micron	22
#7	Dennis L. Schultze	Olivia	Mertec	21
#8	Wayne A. Bonin	North Oaks	Seagate Technology	19
#9	Thomas A. Taton	Little Canada	Nanosphere	14
#10	Hal Hjalmar Ottesen	Rochester	IBM	12
#10	Fatih M. Uckun	Minneapolis	Parker Hughes Institute	12
#10	James R. Hager	Crystal	Honeywell	12
#10	Andrew J. Ouderkirk	Saint Paul	3M	12
#14	Joseph M. Jeddeloh	Shoreview	Micron	11
#14	Babu N. Gaddam	Woodbury	3M	11
#16	Michael R. Bates	Rogers	Kohler	10
#16	Paul A. LaBerge	Shoreview	Micron	10
#16	Stephen L. Crooks	Mahtomedi	3M	10
#16	Sining Mao	Edina	Seagate Technology	10
#16	Simon Liao	Edina	Headway Technologies	10
#16	Michael J. Rice	Oakdale	3M	10
#22	Raymond P. Johnston	Lake Elmo	3M	9
#22	Matthew Goulet	Bloomington	Newell Operating	9
#22	Naiyong Jing	Okabena	3M	9
#22	Peter Crane	Minneapolis	Seagate Technology	9