Rogers, MN ranks #2,853 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 40 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rogers, MN include Sleep Number, Fluke, Graco Minnesota. That works out to 3.0 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 Wayne Tilstra | Sleep Number | 4 |
| 1 | Kirk R. Johnson | Fluke | 4 |
| 3 | Steve J. Wrobel | Graco Minnesota | 3 |
| #4 | Christopher M. Hobot | Medtronic | 2 |
| #4 | Troy E. Jackson | Medtronic | 2 |
| #4 | Patricia M. Derus | Boston Scientific Scimed | 2 |
| #4 | Dave Von Bank | Cadence Design Systems | 2 |
| #4 | Michael R. Bates | Kohler | 2 |
| #9 | Dennis J. Van Keulen | Graco Minnesota | 1 |
| #9 | Bradley Anderson | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #9 | Doug S. Wahnschaffe | Phraxis | 1 |
| #9 | James Ternus | ExxonMobil | 1 |
| #9 | Lily Schwartz | Target Brands | 1 |
| #9 | John Eastman | Mocon | 1 |
| #9 | Joseph E. LaBossiere | Stratasys | 1 |
| #9 | Charles A. Baker | Gyrus Acmi | 1 |
| #9 | Brent Schmidtbauer | General Mills | 1 |
| #9 | Jordan Schlichting | Fluke | 1 |
| #9 | Cathleen von Lehe | Covidien Lp | 1 |
| #9 | Andy Dooley | Brocade Communications Systems | 1 |
| #9 | Justin M. Sheard | Fluke | 1 |
| #9 | Steve Berhow | Phraxis | 1 |
| #9 | Erik Amundson | Open Access Technology International | 1 |
| #9 | Benjamin Joseph Schaffer | — | 1 |
| #9 | Michael Lunacek | Honeywell | 1 |
| #9 | Steven J. Wrobel | Graco | 1 |
| #9 | Joseph Schlecht | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
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