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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Buffalo, MN ranks #3,305 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 35 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Buffalo, MN include Second Sight Medical Products, Fluke, Bridgepoint Medical. That works out to 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian V. Mech Second Sight Medical Products 5
1 Michael E. Loukusa Fluke 5
3 Chad J. Kugler Bridgepoint Medical 3
3 Jeremy Glynn Heraeus Deutschland 3
#5 John R. Drontle Entellus Medical 2
#5 Todd A. Krinke Gt Metabolic Solutions 2
#7 John J. Berkey Wound Care Technologies 1
#7 Reed A. Houge Phraxis 1
#7 Jeffrey E. Sandahl Wagner Spray Tech 1
#7 Douglas C. Ellens Commscope Technologies 1
#7 Matt Nichols Optum 1
#7 Tyler James Theien Wagner Spray Tech 1
#7 Ryan P. Lenton Indian Motorcycle International 1
#7 Neil P. Quade Indian Motorcycle International 1
#7 William L. Hulett 1
#7 Jeffrey C. Lewison 1
#7 Jason Clark General Mills 1
#7 Douglas S. Ryder Graco Minnesota 1
#7 Joseph M. Thielen Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#7 Reed T. Hentges 1
#7 Michael C. Bednarek St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 1

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