Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mankato, MN ranks #6,739 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 14 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mankato, MN include Magic Leap, Pioneer (Corteva), Condux International. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Robert Johnson Magic Leap 2
1 Julia Xiuling Zhang Pioneer (Corteva) 2
3 Candida Braga Cabral Pioneer (Corteva) 1
3 Bradley P. RADICHEL Condux International 1
3 John Wattleworth Mts Systems 1
3 Mark Thomson Motorola 1
3 Derek N. Knees 1
3 Bradley Jay Willodson Unknown 1
3 William Deleeuw Apple 1
3 Eric L. Cope Condux International 1
3 Thomas Breitenfeldt Itron 1
3 Ky McCraken Camas Incorporated 1

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