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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Elko, MN ranks #7,422 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 12 patents from 6 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elko, MN include Cochlear Limited, Seagate Technology, 3M.

Showing 1–6 of 6 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peter Schuller Cochlear Limited 4
2 Luke W. Friendshuh Seagate Technology 3
3 Karl A. Vick 3M 2
#4 Jay Kummet Ecolab Usa 1
#4 Adam T. Pan Airborne Athletics 1
#4 Nicholas J. Sirek The Toro 1

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