Centerville, MN ranks #9,321 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 8 patents from 5 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Centerville, MN include Medtronic, Greatbatch, Emprimus. That works out to 2.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–5 of 5 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven L. Waldhauser | Medtronic | 3 |
| 2 | Tom Walch | Greatbatch | 2 |
| 3 | Wallace Jensen | Emprimus | 1 |
| 3 | Thomas Godfrey Berg | Zyga Technology | 1 |
| 3 | Greg Paul Carpenter | Cardiac Pacemakers | 1 |
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