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Eagan, MN 2017

200 patents  ·  118 inventors  ·  2.9/1k pop.

Ranked #672 of 42,209 cities Top 2%

Eagan, MN ranks #672 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 200 patents from 118 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eagan, MN include Seagate Technology, Interrad Medical, 3M. That works out to 2.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 118 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael C. Kautzky Seagate Technology 16
2 Michael S. Rosenberg Interrad Medical 8
3 George W. Griesgraber 3M 5
3 Mark G. Gritter Tintri By Ddn 5
3 Thomas R. Mohs Ecolab Usa 5
3 Scott Eugene Olson Seagate Technology 5
#7 Chad Stiernagle Bby Solutions 4
#7 Peter Voss Ecolab Usa 4
#7 Timothy A. Gutzmann — 4
#7 Karl K. Stensvad 3M 4
#11 Susan Marie Waters Breathablebaby 3
#11 Cale T. Johnston — 3
#11 Ishmael Bentley Anulex Technologies 3
#11 Dale Richard Waters Breathablebaby 3
#11 Clifford Steer Metselex 3
#11 Kenneth Freeman Rosemount Aerospace 3
#11 Kimberly A. Anderson Ams Research 3
#18 Thomas Miller Donaldson Company 2
#18 Andrew J. Henderson 3M 2
#18 Kevin C. Geppert Nordson 2
#18 Michael A. Cordle Seagate Technology 2
#18 William B. Black 3M 2
#18 Scott Wigen Rosemount Aerospace 2
#18 Nicholas A. Lee 3M 2
#18 Billy L. Weaver 3M 2
#18 David W. Gohl Ecolab Usa 2
#18 Gerald E. Mueller 3M 2
#18 Darryl E. Barnes Mayo Foundation 2
#18 Janet T. Keller 3M 2
#18 Craig L. Schmidt Medtronic 2
#18 Mitchell Knoll Target Brands 2
#18 Troy A. Anderson Ecolab Usa 2
#18 Aaron F. Godfrey Cray 2
#18 Jack G. Conrad Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited 2
#18 Thomas R. LaLiberte 3M 2
#36 RuthAnn R. Duda 3M 1
#36 Ehren R. Jarosek Renovo Software 1
#36 Stephen W. Osmonson Cummins Power Generation 1
#36 Douglas Warren Dean Texas Instruments 1
#36 Mira LaCous Bio-Key International 1
#36 James Sorensen 3M 1
#36 Dmitry Spivak Case Gmbh 1
#36 Li Junzhong Ecolab Usa 1
#36 Chad LaVigne Unisys 1
#36 Lisa M. Hanson Seagate Technology 1
#36 Stanley O. Hoium Thermo King 1
#36 David Hendricksen Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited 1
#36 Glorie Forliti Target Brands 1
#36 Jonathan G. Backman Seagate Technology 1
#36 Paul A. Palmer Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software 1

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