Minnesota — Patent Inventors 2005

Top Cities in Minnesota 2005

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Rochester, MN	588	340
#2	Minneapolis, MN	439	305
#3	Woodbury, MN	333	199
#4	Windom, MN	327	226
#5	Eden Prairie, MN	211	146
#6	Plymouth, MN	205	138
#7	Maple Grove, MN	153	113
#8	Stillwater, MN	138	74
#9	Shoreview, MN	128	75
#10	Bloomington, MN	122	85
#11	Minnetonka, MN	118	94
#12	Eagan, MN	105	77
#13	Maplewood, MN	94	55
#14	Burnsville, MN	93	65
#15	Roseville, MN	88	60
#16	Apple Valley, MN	84	59
#17	Edina, MN	84	50
#18	Saint Paul, MN	84	41
#19	Lake Elmo, MN	74	39
#20	Brooklyn Park, MN	70	52
#21	Prior Lake, MN	70	46
#22	Oakdale, MN	67	37
#23	Lino Lakes, MN	67	37
#24	Lakeville, MN	65	46
#25	Mendota Heights, MN	59	32

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Cary Lee Bates	Rochester	IBM	35
2	John M. Santosuosso	Rochester	IBM	22
3	Paul Reuben Day	Rochester	IBM	18
#4	Zine-Eddine Boutaghou	North Oaks	Seagate Technology	14
#4	Dennis L. Schultze	Olivia	Mertec	14
#4	Mark W. Kroll	Orono	Pacesetter	14
#7	John K. Blomstrom	Mendota Heights	Kohler	13
#7	David Arnold Luick	Rochester	IBM	13
#7	Andrew P. Kramer	Stillwater	Cardiac Pacemakers	13
#10	Cory R. Boudreau	Lake Elmo	Pactiv	12
#11	Jeffrey E. Stahmann	Ramsey	Cardiac Pacemakers	11
#11	Bruce H. KenKnight	Maple Grove	Cardiac Pacemakers	11
#13	Simon Liao	Edina	Headway Technologies	9
#13	Nusrallah Jubran	Windom	Samsung	9
#13	John Frederick Ackerman	Mounds View	GE	9
#13	Scott A. Hareland	Lino Lakes	Intel	9
#13	Scott E. Moore	Elk River	Micron	9
#18	James R. Hager	Crystal	Honeywell	8
#18	Naiyong Jing	Okabena	3M	8
#18	Andrew J. Ouderkirk	Saint Paul	3M	8
#18	Mark W. Baldwin	Woodbury	Whirlpool	8
#18	John L. Sommer	Coon Rapids	Medtronic	8
#18	Zongxuan Sun	Plymouth	General Motors	8
#18	Pijush Dewanjee	Rochester	Callaway Golf	8
#18	Evren Eryurek	Eden Prairie	Rosemount	8