Mounds View, MN ranks #4,833 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 22 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mounds View, MN include Medtronic, Intima Bioscience, Graco Minnesota. That works out to 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Kovalsky | Medtronic | 4 |
| 2 | David Largaespada | Intima Bioscience | 3 |
| 2 | Mark T. Weinberger | Graco Minnesota | 3 |
| 2 | Michael T. Hegland | Medtronic | 3 |
| #5 | Richard Guertin | The Toro | 2 |
| #5 | Jia Hu | Kindeva Drug Delivery | 2 |
| #7 | Craig Burlingame | Imperva | 1 |
| #7 | Andrew C. Walseth | Cummins Power Generation | 1 |
| #7 | Paul T. Fransen | Hypertherm | 1 |
| #7 | Erich Grutzner | Pentair Flow Technologies | 1 |
| #7 | Craig Hedstrom | Caterpillar | 1 |
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