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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Andover, MN ranks #1,394 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 91 patents from 63 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Andover, MN include Medtronic, Kaleo, Revo Brand Group. That works out to 2.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 63 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nathan A. Torgerson Medtronic 8
2 David A. Weinzierl Kaleo 5
3 Ryan Jacobson Revo Brand Group 3
3 Bradley H. Hines Graco Minnesota 3
3 Douglas A. Hettrick Medtronic 3
#6 Douglas L. Evans Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#6 Daniel G. Engelby Target Brands 2
#6 Jeffrey J. Jannicke Medtronic 2
#6 Thomas J. Mullen Medtronic 2
#6 Don Curtis Deno 2
#6 Peter Hall Cardiac Pacemakers 2
#6 Wade Daniel Palashewski Sleep Number 2
#6 Dan McPhillips Spineology 2
#6 Clayton V. McNeff Sartec 2
#6 Robert J. Meinert Vista Outdoor Operations 2
#6 Daniel J. Klima 2
#17 Al Utke Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#17 Paul Edward Sandstrom Uroplasty 1
#17 Thomas A. Stenglein Micron 1
#17 Anthony Kilber Nexen Group 1
#17 Duane A. Goetsch Gdo 1
#17 Andrew P. Skypeck St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 1
#17 Roger J. Hapka 1
#17 Brian Wegleitner Unisys 1
#17 Chad A. Thorstenson St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 1
#17 Kenneth E. Madden Kuryakyn Holdings 1
#17 Christopher Max Tite 1
#17 Dan Adair Apg Cash Drawer 1
#17 John E. Jorgensen Caterpillar 1
#17 Darren Maveus 1
#17 Eric L. Granstrom Seagate Technology 1
#17 Jeffrey M. Williams Uroplasty 1
#17 Larry Gawain Linde Chong 1
#17 Jeffrey R. Dixon Medtronic 1
#17 SCOTT WANIGER Biovest International 1
#17 Lawrence B. Davis International Automated System 1
#17 Jeff Jannicke Medtronic 1
#17 Jeremiah Ericson Delkor Systems 1
#17 Linda Nemec St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 1
#17 Chad D. Naegeli Incisive Surgical 1
#17 Eric Betzler St. Jude Medical International Holding S.Á R.L. 1
#17 Benjamin Wayne Floan Crown Iron Works Company 1
#17 Ahmed Phuly 1
#17 Wesley A. Santa Medtronic 1
#17 Bruce W. Anderson Gen-Probe Incorporated 1
#17 Douglas E. Hentges Medtronic 1
#17 Paul A. Schlough Target Brands 1
#17 Timothy Charles Wolf Aqseptence Group 1
#17 Joe DuPay Cvrx 1
#17 Paul Holmquist Cardiac Pacemakers 1

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