Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oronoco, MN ranks #3,380 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 34 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oronoco, MN include IBM, Mayo Foundation, Preventice Solutions. That works out to 18.9 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 Rafal P. Konik IBM 8
2 Kyle A. Lucke IBM 4
2 Ryan K. Cradick IBM 4
#4 Timothy G. Hallett IBM 3
#4 Eric W. Will IBM 3
#6 Philip Raymond Germann IBM 2
#6 George Vasmatzis Mayo Foundation 2
#8 Stephen M. Zins IBM 1
#8 Rick A. Weckwerth IBM 1
#8 Jason S. Lee IBM 1
#8 Joel G. Fletcher Mayo Foundation 1
#8 Lynn A. Boger IBM 1
#8 Mark J. Anderson IBM 1
#8 Richard M. Smith Preventice Solutions 1
#8 Dennis D. Koski IBM 1

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