Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Greenfield, MN ranks #9,162 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 9 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Greenfield, MN include Boveda, Boston Scientific Scimed, Valspar Sourcing. That works out to 3.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian Rice Boveda 2
2 Victor L. Schoenle Boston Scientific Scimed 1
2 Mark L. Jenson Boston Scientific Scimed 1
2 Thomas J. Melnyk Valspar Sourcing 1
2 George Patras Medtronic 1
2 Greg A. STOKS Landscape Structures 1
2 Lance A. Freeseman Boston Scientific Scimed 1
2 Scott A. Sarkinen Medtronic 1

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