Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Byron, MN ranks #2,877 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 43 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Byron, MN include IBM, Oshkosh, Mayo Foundation. That works out to 6.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Roger A. Mittelstadt IBM 13
2 Vincent Hoover Oshkosh 10
3 Aspen L. Payton IBM 5
3 Bradley W. Fawcett IBM 5
#5 Lowell Thomason IBM 3
#6 Colin R. Devilbiss IBM 1
#6 Paul R. Chmielewski IBM 1
#6 Lee A. Jacobson IBM 1
#6 Steve Knutson 1
#6 Douglas S. Beinborn Mayo Foundation 1
#6 Cynthia H. McCollough Mayo Foundation 1
#6 Chad A. Adams IBM 1

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