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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hugo, MN ranks #4,992 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 21 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hugo, MN include Polaris Industries, Medtronic, Elc Management. That works out to 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David J. Hicke Polaris Industries 2
1 John E. Kast Medtronic 2
1 Daniel Thomas Nowlan Elc Management 2
#4 Christopher J. Hurd Polaris Industries 1
#4 Mark D. Weigel 3M 1
#4 Jeffrey M. Maher Polaris Industries 1
#4 Kari Lynn Scheevel Ustudio 1
#4 Austin L. Houkom Polaris Industries 1
#4 Richard J. O'Brien Medtronic 1
#4 John T. Pugaczewski 1
#4 Nader Kameli Neurocardiac Innovations 1
#4 Matthew Gangl J & K Ip Assets 1
#4 Craig A. Martin American Cyanamid 1
#4 Tom Plocher Honeywell 1
#4 Andrew Paulson Wilson Tool International 1
#4 Lyle H. Rogalla Carlson Pet Products 1
#4 Patrick Willoughby Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#4 Peter Toy Cardiac Pacemakers 1

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