Faribault, MN ranks #5,087 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 19 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Faribault, MN include Viratec Thin Films, Trystar, Seagate Technology. That works out to 0.8 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 | William A. Meredith, Jr. | Viratec Thin Films | 2 |
| 1 | Brian Allen Amacher | Trystar | 2 |
| 1 | Gordon Jones | Seagate Technology | 2 |
| 1 | Michael Gramse | Living Greens Farm | 2 |
| #5 | Dirk Skogerboe | Bosch Automotive Service Solutions | 1 |
| #5 | Nicholas Rancourt | Northern Tool & Equipment Company | 1 |
| #5 | John E. Van Dine | Sage Electrochromics | 1 |
| #5 | Dyland Lundberg | Bosch Automotive Service Solutions | 1 |
| #5 | Benjamin A. Bricko | The Toro | 1 |
| #5 | Richard Alan Schwartz | Rosemount Aerospace | 1 |
| #5 | Jeffrey Curtis Gillen | Donaldson Company | 1 |
| #5 | Robert Samuel Waddell | Hni Technologies | 1 |
| #5 | Gary A. Brown | Hydra-Flex | 1 |
| #5 | Garth H. Saul | Aqseptence Group | 1 |
| #5 | Caleb Freeman | — | 1 |
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