Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Big Lake, MN ranks #3,057 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 40 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Big Lake, MN include Bracco Diagnostics, Boston Scientific Scimed, Graco Minnesota. That works out to 3.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric J. Krause Bracco Diagnostics 4
2 BRIAN CORNWELL Boston Scientific Scimed 2
2 Charles W. Dawson Graco Minnesota 2
2 Douglas Robert Grangroth Arctic Cat 2
2 Donald S. Hansen Polaris Industries 2
2 Adam J. Moser Vista Outdoor Operations 2
2 Dennis B. Werner Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#8 Reece A. Berns Caterpillar 1
#8 Elliot Bridgeman Greatbatch 1
#8 Corey Bechtold Clam 1
#8 Todd Romine Medtronic 1
#8 Abigail Humphreys 1
#8 Lawrence Kevin Sundberg Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 1
#8 Eric A. Hansen Caterpillar 1
#8 Dale C. Pemberton Graco Minnesota 1
#8 Jazmin Humphreys 1
#8 James Zimmerman The Toro 1
#8 Matthew Saterbak Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#8 Craig Fast Btd Wood Powder Coating 1
#8 Steven Allen Mathison Arctic Cat 1
#8 Douglas Novak General Mills 1
#8 Donald Humphreys 1
#8 Kendra Yasger Medtronic 1
#8 Doug Grangroth Arctic Cat 1
#8 Sengkham Sirivong Covidien Lp 1
#8 Samantha Humphreys 1
#8 Lisa Bechtold Clam 1
#8 John Humphreys Tioxide Group Plc 1
#8 Richard Paul Shindley Empi 1
#8 Kevin James Miller Arctic Cat 1
#8 Carla Humphreys 1

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