Mounds View, MN ranks #6,031 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 15 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mounds View, MN include Graco Minnesota, Medtronic, 3M. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark T. Weinberger | Graco Minnesota | 3 |
| 1 | Igor Kovalsky | Medtronic | 3 |
| 3 | Jia Hu | 3M | 2 |
| 3 | Michael T. Hegland | Medtronic | 2 |
| #5 | Wayne P. Miller | H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing | 1 |
| #5 | Andrew C. Walseth | Cummins Power Generation | 1 |
| #5 | Michael A. Colson | Medtronic | 1 |
| #5 | Kenneth Thomas Dobizl | Ecolab Usa | 1 |
| #5 | Daniel D. Gillett | Cummins Power Generation | 1 |
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