Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fargo, ND ranks #1,227 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 108 patents from 68 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fargo, ND include Pioneer (Corteva), John Deere, 3M. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 68 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nadia Nikolayevna Krasheninnik Pioneer (Corteva) 8
1 Noel W. Anderson John Deere 8
3 Ryan Patrick Simmers 3M 4
3 Long Wu John Deere 4
3 Erik S. Hopperstad Prx Performance 4
3 Thomas J. Roan John Deere 4
3 Brian B. Brasch Prx Performance 4
#8 Justin Hoey Ndsu Research Foundation 3
#9 Scott C. Johnson True Seating Concepts 2
#9 Wayne Spier Crary Industries 2
#9 John O'Mahony Chf Solutions 2
#9 Bradley R. Thurow Appareo Systems 2
#9 Todd Lefor Microsoft 2
#9 Andrew D. Wieland John Deere 2
#9 Kevin P. Cowles John Deere 2
#9 Christopher J. Schmit John Deere 2
#9 John R. Nannenga Microsoft 2
#18 Kory W. Weckman IBM 1
#18 Matthew R. Semler Kulicke & Soffa Netherlands B.V. 1
#18 Chad Ulven Ndsu Research Foundation 1
#18 Jason Weyer Cnh Industrial America 1
#18 Joshua J. Artis 1
#18 Damir Cavkusic Crary Industries 1
#18 Michael A. Leach IBM 1
#18 Micah J. Arnold 1
#18 Chad O. Lorenson 1
#18 Allen C. Olheiser Clark Equipment 1
#18 Zhibin Lin Electro Scientific Industries 1
#18 Logan S. Homstad Kustom Cycles 1
#18 Chad Alry Bautz Cnh Industrial America 1
#18 Jonathan Weigel Cnh Industrial America 1
#18 Eric D. Moe 1
#18 Andrew J. Wieland John Deere 1
#18 Cherish Bauer-Reich Ndsu Research Foundation 1
#18 Yury Mikheev Microsoft 1
#18 Kyle Zidek General Motors 1
#18 Michael C. Sather 1
#18 Mitchell Lee Crary Industries 1
#18 James A. Docken, Jr. Ndsu Research Foundation 1
#18 Dennis K. Lura Lura Enterprises 1
#18 Tianjun Fu John Deere 1
#18 Paul D. Johnson Black & Decker 1
#18 Val Marinov Kulicke & Soffa Netherlands B.V. 1
#18 Terrie Hart Dahl 1
#18 Louis M. Jessop 1
#18 Shawn P. Muehler 1
#18 Nathan Schneck Ndsu Research Foundation 1
#18 Brandon Becker Clark Equipment 1
#18 James Walla 1
#18 Andrew Kies Microsoft 1

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