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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Delano, MN ranks #4,425 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 23 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Delano, MN include Landscape Structures, Cardiac Pacemakers, Cargill, Incorporated. That works out to 3.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas L. Keller Landscape Structures 4
2 Adam Cates Cardiac Pacemakers 3
3 Frank P. Lochel Cargill, Incorporated 2
3 Jonathan K. Olson Medivators 2
3 Eric S. Engelmann Caterpillar 2
#6 Calvin J. Brandt Calbrandt 1
#6 Richard Thomas Schaffer 1
#6 John A. Becker Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#6 Joseph T. Haag Dri-Steem 1
#6 James Heine 1
#6 Grant Mauch Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#6 Tracey L. DOBBS Gyrus Acmi 1
#6 Andrew R. Motzko Seagate Technology 1
#6 Thomas Raymond Schaffer 1
#6 John G. Carver Danaher 1

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