Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hudson, WI ranks #1,122 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 128 patents from 63 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hudson, WI include Commscope Technologies, 3M, The Agricultural Gas Company. That works out to 8.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 63 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael James Ott Commscope Technologies 12
2 Justin M. Johnson 3M 7
3 Stewart E. Erickson The Agricultural Gas Company 6
#4 Brian W. Ostlie 3M 4
#4 Matthew H. Rust Antares Pharma 4
#4 Glen O. Gregerson 3M 4
#4 James R. Miller Ingevity South Carolina 4
#4 Lester O. Stener Medtronic 4
#4 Stephen M. Sanocki 3M 4
#10 David R. Holm 3M 3
#10 Kevin W. Gotrik 3M 3
#10 Mark Wright Ford 3
#10 Duane Fier Andersen 3
#10 Laszlo Trent Farago Boston Scientific Scimed 3
#10 James R. Mujwid Boston Scientific Scimed 3
#16 Keith R. Lyon 3M 2
#16 Joseph C. Dingeldein 3M 2
#16 Lois F. Duerst 3M 2
#16 Thomas E. Dewey NVIDIA 2
#16 Amy E. Hester 3M 2
#16 Christopher J. Rother 3M 2
#16 Charles Roth 2
#16 Brent A. Hedding 3M 2
#16 Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous 3M 2
#16 Michael C. Martin 3M 2
#16 Phong V. Ha 3M 2
#16 Matthew J. Kryger 3M 2
#16 Robert A. Asmus 3M 2
#29 Jason Henry Schlumberger Technology 1
#29 Jeffrey Michael Schultz Ecolab Usa 1
#29 Barry W. Robole 3M 1
#29 Jonathan B. Arthur 3M 1
#29 William J. Kopecky 3M 1
#29 William Thomas Hambleton Winfield Solutions 1
#29 David Dwight Meyer Liquid Waste Technology 1
#29 Michael J. Renn Optomec Design 1
#29 Sherie A. Kristie 3M 1
#29 David A. Schuelke Exact Sciences 1
#29 Joel William Hoehn Seagate Technology 1
#29 Krystal A. Burger Exact Sciences 1
#29 Jason S. Petaja 3M 1
#29 Jeffrey S. Roberts Harvest Tec 1
#29 Shannon D. Scott 3M 1
#29 David D. Plummer Andersen 1
#29 David D. Lindeman 3M 1
#29 David C. Raithel 3M 1
#29 James C. Guhl Andersen 1
#29 Dewain Wasson Mcmillan Electric 1
#29 Dennis L. Krueger 3M 1
#29 Brandon Cernohous Magma Flooring 1

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