River Falls, WI ranks #3,048 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 37 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in River Falls, WI include Fluke, 3M, Graco Minnesota. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew F. Schmidt | Fluke | 4 |
| 2 | Kathryn M. Spurgeon | 3M | 3 |
| 3 | Scott D. Gullicks | 3M | 2 |
| 3 | Panu K. Zoller | 3M | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Richter | Graco Minnesota | 2 |
| 3 | Gregory L. Zwadlo | 3M | 2 |
| 3 | John E. Thomas | — | 2 |
| #8 | David R. Walsh | Hoeganaes | 1 |
| #8 | Michael Brown | Air Motion Systems | 1 |
| #8 | Bryon A. Merrill | 3M | 1 |
| #8 | James D. LaPerre | 3M | 1 |
| #8 | Sam Bengston | T. W. Vending | 1 |
| #8 | Eric Bloms | T. W. Vending | 1 |
| #8 | Jeremy J. Odegard | Asante Solutions | 1 |
| #8 | Damian Keller | Hi-Fold Door | 1 |
| #8 | Todd Bjork | Spineology | 1 |
| #8 | Christian S. Nielsen | Medtronic | 1 |
| #8 | Eivind Stenersen | Donaldson Company | 1 |
| #8 | Ben Halberg | T. W. Vending | 1 |
| #8 | Nick A. Youker | Cardiac Pacemakers | 1 |
| #8 | Joe V. Gednalske | Winfield Solutions | 1 |
| #8 | John Bergman | Resolution Products | 1 |
| #8 | Stacha Reed | Andersen | 1 |
| #8 | Greg Fuchs | Emprimus | 1 |
| #8 | Daniel Keller | Hi-Fold Door | 1 |
| #8 | David Charles Zlesak | The Conard Pyle | 1 |
| #8 | Randy A. Larson | 3M | 1 |
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