Crystal, MN ranks #2,854 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 42 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Crystal, MN include Coloplast A/S, General Mills, Target Brands. That works out to 1.8 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 | Geoffrey A. Daniel | Coloplast A/S | 12 |
| 2 | Zachary Harder | General Mills | 5 |
| 3 | Jennifer A. Theisen | Target Brands | 3 |
| #4 | Dennis J. Morgan | — | 2 |
| #4 | Matthew R. Yoder | Medtronic | 2 |
| #4 | Gary M. Bell | Kapak | 2 |
| #4 | Ryan Major | Hysitron | 2 |
| #8 | Michael John Tupy | Elevance Renewable Sciences | 1 |
| #8 | Carolyn Pitcher Van Dorn | Seagate Technology | 1 |
| #8 | James R. Truax | — | 1 |
| #8 | Faith Rekowski | Datacard | 1 |
| #8 | Jami McLaren | Sterilucent | 1 |
| #8 | Chunlan Jiang | Pacesetter | 1 |
| #8 | John E. Reynolds | Alliant Techsystems | 1 |
| #8 | Andrew Slotto | Assa Abloy Ab | 1 |
| #8 | Nicholas Ellering | Coloplast A/S | 1 |
| #8 | Brian Peters | Renovo Software | 1 |
| #8 | Peter L. Reutiman | Honeywell | 1 |
| #8 | Dennis B. Usgaard | The Pillsbury | 1 |
| #8 | Scott Van Wey | Liberty Diversified International | 1 |
| #8 | Wade T. Teply | 3M | 1 |
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