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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fridley, MN ranks #2,910 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 41 patents from 26 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fridley, MN include Bracco Diagnostics, Rebiotix, Honeywell. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–26 of 26 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aaron M. Fontaine Bracco Diagnostics 5
2 Courtney R. Jones Rebiotix 4
2 Lee A. Jones Rebiotix 4
#4 Dinkar Mylaraswamy Honeywell 3
#4 Gary W. Geiger 3
#6 Gary W. King Medtronic 2
#7 Scott A. Spadgenske Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#7 Jacob W. Smith Cummins Power Generation 1
#7 Richard F. Schroeder St. Jude Medical 1
#7 Garry Edgington H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing 1
#7 Justin Plessel Scimed Life Systems 1
#7 Edward L. Hamernik Praxair Technology 1
#7 Peter J. Kovach Medtronic 1
#7 Slah Jendoubi 3M 1
#7 Mustafa Karamanoglu Medtronic 1
#7 Joseph Skull Milestone Av Technologies 1
#7 Spencer Minear Mcafee 1
#7 Onder Uluyol Honeywell 1
#7 Mark J. Brudevold Graco Minnesota 1
#7 Gregory Zelenak Mckesson 1
#7 Thomas R. Markham Honeywell 1
#7 Trevor C. Haag Honeywell 1
#7 Ruth E. Bauhahn Medtronic 1
#7 Matthew T. Vanderpool Medtronic 1
#7 Raymond Zurn Moneygram International 1
#7 Michael J. Virnig Henkel Limited 1

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