Willmar, MN ranks #3,346 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 33 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Willmar, MN include Monsanto Technology, Epitopix, Pioneer (Corteva). That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fufa H. Birru | Monsanto Technology | 13 |
| 2 | Daryll A. Emery | Epitopix | 5 |
| 3 | Martin A. Fabrizius | Pioneer (Corteva) | 3 |
| 3 | Aaron Tollefsrud | Cnh Industrial America | 3 |
| #5 | Lyle P. Mangen | Cnh Industrial America | 2 |
| #5 | Dane M. Kallevig | Cnh America | 2 |
| #7 | Paul K. Danielson | — | 1 |
| #7 | Carl Raymond Douglass, III | Prinsco | 1 |
| #7 | Allan M. Cronen | — | 1 |
| #7 | Bobby Gene Poe, III | Life-Science Innovations | 1 |
| #7 | Brian L. Douglass | Prinsco | 1 |
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