Fridley, MN ranks #3,120 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 36 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fridley, MN include Medtronic, Honeywell, Rebiotix. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary W. King | Medtronic | 4 |
| 1 | Dinkar Mylaraswamy | Honeywell | 4 |
| 3 | Courtney R. Jones | Rebiotix | 3 |
| 3 | Lee A. Jones | Rebiotix | 3 |
| 3 | Richard F. Schroeder | St. Jude Medical | 3 |
| #6 | Aaron M. Fontaine | Bracco Diagnostics | 2 |
| #7 | Zachary Stephanchick | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jim Anderson | About.Com | 1 |
| #7 | Mustafa Karamanoglu | Medtronic | 1 |
| #7 | Dan Wefel | Boston Scientific Scimed | 1 |
| #7 | Peter J. Kovach | Medtronic | 1 |
| #7 | Slah Jendoubi | 3M | 1 |
| #7 | Daniel A. Leitschuh | Tennant | 1 |
| #7 | Sameh Sowelam | Medtronic | 1 |
| #7 | Thomas R. Markham | Honeywell | 1 |
| #7 | Christopher M. Haenisch | Medtronic | 1 |
| #7 | Gerald M. Herman | Medtronic | 1 |
| #7 | Garry Edgington | H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing | 1 |
| #7 | Bruce M. Thielges | Mate Precision Tooling | 1 |
| #7 | Scott A. Spadgenske | Cardiac Pacemakers | 1 |
| #7 | Rodney W. Salo | Cardiac Pacemakers | 1 |
| #7 | Ruth E. Bauhahn | Medtronic | 1 |
| #7 | Robert A. Betzold | Medtronic | 1 |
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