Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Byron, MN ranks #2,367 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 53 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Byron, MN include IBM, Mayo Foundation, Western Digital Technologies. That works out to 8.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aspen L. Payton IBM 12
2 Roger A. Mittelstadt IBM 9
3 Brian T. Vanderpool IBM 8
#4 Lonny Lambrecht IBM 5
#5 David W. Siljenberg IBM 3
#5 Colin R. Devilbiss IBM 3
#7 Jay Smith Mayo Foundation 2
#7 Cynthia H. McCollough Mayo Foundation 2
#7 Lee A. Jacobson IBM 2
#7 Brett J. Reese IBM 2
#11 Ryan A. Knudson Mayo Foundation 1
#11 Steve Knutson 1
#11 Brian T. Nowak Western Digital Technologies 1
#11 Paul R. Chmielewski IBM 1
#11 Gary R. Brophy IBM 1

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