Buffalo, MN ranks #3,242 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 37 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Buffalo, MN include Bridgepoint Medical, Entellus Medical, Wound Care Technologies. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad J. Kugler | Bridgepoint Medical | 8 |
| 2 | John R. Drontle | Entellus Medical | 6 |
| 3 | John J. Berkey | Wound Care Technologies | 2 |
| 3 | Matthew William Nichols | Optum | 2 |
| 3 | Reed A. Houge | Phraxis | 2 |
| 3 | Douglas S. Ryder | Graco Minnesota | 2 |
| 3 | Kevin J. Magee | Caterpillar | 2 |
| #8 | Tristan M. Hipps | Polaris Industries | 1 |
| #8 | Scott Timmerman | Starkey Laboratories | 1 |
| #8 | Todd A. Krinke | Gt Metabolic Solutions | 1 |
| #8 | Maksym Kloka | Stryker | 1 |
| #8 | Christopher Alan Taylor | Coloplast A/S | 1 |
| #8 | Nicole Paulson | Cargill, Incorporated | 1 |
| #8 | Eugene Eberhardt | Aqseptence Group | 1 |
| #8 | Matthew Griffith | Sleep Number | 1 |
| #8 | Michael C. Bednarek | St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division | 1 |
| #8 | Robert J. Berkenes | Boston Scientific Scimed | 1 |
| #8 | Matt Nichols | Optum | 1 |
| #8 | Matthew Allen Mueggenberg | Coloplast A/S | 1 |
| #8 | Carrie A. Jacobs | — | 1 |
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