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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Forest Lake, MN ranks #1,431 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 96 patents from 46 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Forest Lake, MN include Tendyne Holdings, Cardiac Pacemakers, Medtronic. That works out to 4.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–46 of 46 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert Vidlund Tendyne Holdings 18
2 Benjamin J. Haasl Cardiac Pacemakers 8
3 Bryan Allen Clark 7
#4 Mark T. Marshall Medtronic 5
#5 Anthony F. Schultz 3M 4
#6 Mark A. Peltier 3M 3
#6 Kevin R. Seifert Medtronic 3
#8 Geoffrey Eugene Atkin Allscripts Software 2
#8 John M. Winkler Polaris Industries 2
#8 Jay M. Jennen 3M 2
#8 Anthony M. Renstrom 3M 2
#8 Steven D. Goedeke Medtronic 2
#8 Douglas D. Pagoria Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#8 Louis A. Ferraro Honeywell 2
#8 Jason Quill Medtronic 2
#8 Sean P. Skubitz Medtronic 2
#17 Roger Wiersma Husky 1
#17 Derek M. Frie Polaris Industries 1
#17 Adam Marsh Par Systems 1
#17 Gary R. Fiedler Medtronic 1
#17 Joshua T. Weed Polaris Industries 1
#17 Travis Dahlen 1
#17 G. Jay McKoskey Polaris Industries 1
#17 Matthew C. Burk National Flooring Equipment 1
#17 Anthony A. Duda Entellus Medical 1
#17 Philip G. Martin 3M 1
#17 Michael S. Boulineau Vision Ease, Lp 1
#17 Rachael A. T. Gould 3M 1
#17 Mark Schrom Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#17 Steven Gary Houle 1
#17 Cameron Vidlund Vdyne 1
#17 Timothy P. Pariseau 3M 1
#17 Yizong He 1
#17 Jonathan P. Fettig Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#17 Kimberly A. Robertson Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#17 James L. Koch Honeywell 1
#17 Jeffrey Michael Goranson Northstar Manufacturing Co. 1
#17 Victor Divine Hoffman Enclosures 1
#17 Anthony D. Schwartz Wilson Tool International 1
#17 Patrick J. Lowe Scanlan International 1
#17 Glen P. Eiden Optuminsight 1
#17 Jeffrey Brian Taylor Coloplast A/S 1
#17 Jodie Marie Houdek Oncosec Medical Incorporated 1
#17 Bryan L. Rogers Wilson Tool International 1
#17 Marcus A. Wetterlund Polaris Industries 1
#17 Margaret M. Vogel-Martin 3M 1

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