{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "2021", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/2021/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Cities", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/2021/cities"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Minnesota", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/2021/state/minnesota"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Ham Lake, MN", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/2021/city/ham-lake-mn"}]}
Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ham Lake, MN ranks #1,555 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 88 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ham Lake, MN include Cardiac Pacemakers, Hi, Medtronic. That works out to 5.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brendan Early Koop Cardiac Pacemakers 14
2 Jamu Alford Hi 13
3 Andrew L. De Kock Cardiac Pacemakers 9
#4 Amy E. Thompson-Nauman Medtronic 6
#5 Derek C. Sutermeister Boston Scientific Scimed 5
#6 Mark D. Shultz Graco Minnesota 3
#6 Ralph A. Chappa Surmodics 3
#8 Bradford K. Palmer Cummins 2
#8 Mark A. Hilse Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#8 Jonathan L. Kuhn Medtronic 2
#8 Craig Kennedy Arctic Cat 2
#8 Robert Danielson Fastest 2
#8 William L. Bunnelle The Procter & Gamble 2
#8 Mathew J. Hedrington Caterpillar 2
#15 Tim Frischmon Fresh Innovations 1
#15 Scott Gerber Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 1
#15 Jeremy Lee Houle 1
#15 Benjamin MATTER Alpha Omega Engineering 1
#15 Michael Manford Beckman 1
#15 Bryan Weiss Superior Industries 1
#15 Joseph P. Ricci Medtronic 1
#15 Todd M. Zielinski Medtronic 1
#15 Aaron Miller Mcafee 1
#15 Darrell Wagner Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#15 Terry M. Cronin Micron 1
#15 Paul R. Mazanec Envoy Medical 1
#15 Larry D. Canady Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#15 Nathan McCormick Fisher Controls International 1
#15 Sara Mancell Hypertherm 1
#15 Mark Thomas Brandl Donaldson Company 1
#15 Robert S. Harguth Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#15 Andrew Frischmon Fresh Innovations 1
#15 Craig Hawes Cnh Industrial America 1
#15 John Bergman Interactive Technologies 1
#15 John W. Swenson Vista Outdoor Operations 1

Part of Minnesota