Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chaska, MN ranks #1,361 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 93 patents from 51 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chaska, MN include K2M, Entellus Medical, Boston Scientific Scimed. That works out to 3.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 51 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas J. Gisel K2M 7
1 Anthony J. Hanson Entellus Medical 7
3 Scott R. Smith Boston Scientific Scimed 6
#4 Thomas C. Tinucci Adc Telecommunications 4
#4 Michael H. Pittelko Compellent Technologies 4
#6 Joshua D. Wiltsie Danaher 3
#6 Darrell A. Kramin 3
#6 Alan N. Johnson Danaher 3
#9 Jacob Hookom Mckesson 2
#9 Nate Norbie 2
#9 Thomas Roy Boonstra Seagate Technology 2
#9 Albert P. Van Duren Augustine Medical 2
#9 Thomas Blaise Bergner Starkey Laboratories 2
#9 Robert V. Albertson Powermag 2
#9 Frederic Philippe Denis Mustiere Starkey Laboratories 2
#9 Nathan Diller East Jordan Plastics 2
#9 Robert Brian Burnquist Anchor Wall Systems 2
#9 Daniel J. Hoyord Target Brands 2
#9 Evgeny Kharisov Seagate Technology 2
#9 Jared James Dreier Rosemount 2
#9 Kevin S. Fuller Premier Biotech 2
#22 William Joseph Whealon Covidien Lp 1
#22 Mark Larry Stender Moisture Management Llc. 1
#22 Jing Huang Innomedia Pte 1
#22 James B. Stasson Shuffle Master 1
#22 Ott Khouengboua St. Jude Medical 1
#22 Robert J. Karschnia Rosemount 1
#22 Mark R. Nestande Fitness Master 1
#22 Gregory P. Thomes Fsi International 1
#22 John Edwin Trusheim Fresca Medical 1
#22 Chad Alan Koehler Zivix 1
#22 Michael Graves Verisign 1
#22 Randall Maas Medtronic 1
#22 Dana Dutoit Omnisens Sa 1
#22 Milo B. Squires Datacard 1
#22 David James Hubbard Whether Or Knot 1
#22 John A. Leys Entegris 1
#22 Donald R. Lattimer Fisher-Rosemount Systems 1
#22 Laura Holmes Danaher 1
#22 Ryan Michael Melville The Nielsen Company (Us) 1
#22 David W. Lachermeier 3M 1
#22 Danney Winkelman 1
#22 Jon Christopherson Engineered Network Systems 1
#22 Randy Maas Enteromedics 1
#22 Eric Lovaasen Adc Telecommunications 1
#22 Brett D. Hardy 1
#22 Hassan Al-Atat Eaton 1
#22 Rajesh K. Juriasingani Entrust Datacard 1
#22 Ken Baych 1
#22 Tom Tinucci Adc Telecommunications 1

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