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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Houston, MN ranks #9,911 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 8 patents from 4 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Houston, MN include Trane International, Merck, Nissan North America. That works out to 8.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–4 of 4 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jay H. Johnson Trane International 4
2 Michael Lange Merck 2
3 Harry Kenneth Ring Trane International 1
3 Douglas M. Sparks, Jr. Nissan North America 1

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