Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chaska, MN ranks #1,476 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 88 patents from 55 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chaska, MN include Shuffle Master, Boston Scientific Scimed, Tricam Industries. That works out to 3.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 55 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James B. Stasson Shuffle Master 6
2 Scott R. Smith Boston Scientific Scimed 5
2 Sounthara Khouengboua 5
#4 Benjamin P. Williams Tricam Industries 4
#5 Reed D. Hanson Seagate Technology 3
#5 Hassan Al-Atat Eaton 3
#5 Robert Brian Burnquist Anchor Wall Systems 3
#5 Chimaobi W. Mbanaso Tel Fsi 3
#9 Michael Borntrager Control Products 2
#9 Anthony J. Hanson Entellus Medical 2
#9 Jing Huang Innomedia Pte 2
#9 Jared James Dreier Rosemount 2
#9 Evgeny Kharisov Seagate Technology 2
#9 Thomas C. Tinucci Adc Telecommunications 2
#9 Cullen Evan Hall Thermo King 2
#9 Robert V. Albertson Powermag 2
#9 David W. Lachermeier 3M 2
#18 Kurt Brattain Intervet 1
#18 Bradley Brian Bushard Eyecam 1
#18 Donald R. Lattimer Fisher-Rosemount Systems 1
#18 Gary A. Lebens Ppt Vision 1
#18 Robert Techam Nortek Air Solutions 1
#18 Alissa Wild Stratasys 1
#18 Brian Przyjacielski Srg Global 1
#18 Kevin Connelly New York State Electric & Gas 1
#18 Jeffrey E Ross Fca Us Llc. 1
#18 Frederic Philippe Denis Mustiere Starkey Laboratories 1
#18 David James Hubbard Whether Or Knot 1
#18 Tuan Nguyen Medivators 1
#18 Nicholas E. Meyer Rosemount 1
#18 John A. Leys Entegris 1
#18 Michael H. Pittelko Compellent Technologies 1
#18 Bradley J. Koehler Rockwell Collins 1
#18 Jason Richard Koller Parker-Hannifin 1
#18 Thomas Roy Boonstra Seagate Technology 1
#18 Brett D. Hardy 1
#18 Eric Lovaasen Adc Telecommunications 1
#18 Paul Hepperla Verisae 1
#18 Jason Krause Unknown 1
#18 Steven Herrmann U.S. Department Of Energy 1
#18 Ott Khouengboua St. Jude Medical 1
#18 Samuel E. Messenger Micro Motion 1
#18 Kevin S. Fuller Premier Biotech 1
#18 Bradley C. Litz Mts Systems 1
#18 Randall R. Shay Stratasys 1
#18 Thomas Rosback Ademco 1
#18 Robert J. Karschnia Rosemount 1
#18 James P. Wire 1
#18 William Joseph Whealon Covidien Lp 1
#18 Steven P. Kolbow Entegris 1

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