Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Monticello, MN ranks #6,098 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 16 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Monticello, MN include Fluke, Boveda, Rosemount. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Timothy J. Kesti Fluke 2
1 Robert L. Esse Boveda 2
3 Eric R. Lovegren Rosemount 1
3 Douglas Scott Wahnschaffe Gyrus Medical Limited 1
3 Robert Garryl Hudgins Zimmer Spine 1
3 John SUDDARD-BANGSUND Michigan State University 1
3 Kirk Kjellberg Ideal Conceal 1
3 Robert R. Rowe Medtronic 1
3 Larry A. Schleif 3M 1
3 Rick Barger Suburban Manufacturing 1
3 Scott Smith Pacesetter 1
3 Jarrod C. Drexler Graco Minnesota 1
3 Jordan Boos Johnson Matthey Public Limited 1
3 Greg Anderson K2M 1

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