Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lino Lakes, MN ranks #1,122 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 128 patents from 66 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lino Lakes, MN include Boston Scientific Scimed, 3M, Medtronic. That works out to 6.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 66 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel J. Foster Boston Scientific Scimed 9
2 James M. Nelson 3M 5
2 Mark T. Stewart Medtronic 5
2 Stephen B. Ruble Cardiac Pacemakers 5
#5 Paul Lesch Antares Pharma 4
#6 Nathan A. Eckel Micron 3
#6 Jeffrey Thielen Visyn 3
#6 Richard E. Raby 3M 3
#6 Lance Eric Juffer Cardiac Pacemakers 3
#6 Jonathan G. Parsons Donaldson Company 3
#6 Scott A. Hareland Intel 3
#6 Michael J. Girard St. Jude Medical 3
#6 Timothy J. Kuik Cisco 3
#6 Dennis J. Lutz Polaris Industries 3
#6 Udhaya Kumar Dayalan Trane International 3
#16 William L. Barbrey Polaris Industries 2
#16 Michael J. Root Cardiac Pacemakers 2
#16 Jeremiah Boe Andersen 2
#16 Timothy R. Abraham Medtronic 2
#16 Andrew J. Ries Medtronic 2
#16 Reid K. Bornhoft Medtronic 2
#16 D'Anne E. Kudlik Medtronic 2
#16 James E. Farnsworth Tsi Group Co. 2
#16 Lance Zirpel Medtronic 2
#16 David M. Flynn Cardiac Pacemakers 2
#16 Michael James Dufresne Cardiac Pacemakers 2
#16 Eugene A. Dickhudt Trans1 2
#16 Jason D. Clapper 3M 2
#16 Ya-Jian Cheng Medtronic 2
#16 Adam Bennett Indian Motorcycle International 2
#16 Kevin K. Ennett 2
#16 Steven R. Larsen Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#16 Kurt T. Gifford Water Gremlin 2
#16 THOMAS P. CROWLEY Covidien Lp 2
#35 Garrett Ganske Spineology 1
#35 Zach Marso Rosemount 1
#35 Todd F. Radke Cummins Power Generation 1
#35 Mark Andrew Nipe Efunds 1
#35 Michael John Boldischar Bby Solutions 1
#35 Timothy J. Clift The Toro 1
#35 Keith F. Winegar Hand Held Products 1
#35 Brian John Gallmeier Efunds 1
#35 Daniel E. Glumac Envoy Medical 1
#35 Natalie Ann Borgos Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#35 Edward Krenz Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 1
#35 Mike Boldischar Bby Solutions 1
#35 Dennis Lutz Empi 1
#35 James Kalgren Cardiac Pacemakers 1
#35 Troy A. Ferrence 1
#35 Leigh E. Colby Triagenics 1

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