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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Okabena, MN ranks #501 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 276 patents from 111 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Okabena, MN include Cardiac Pacemakers, 3M, Ecolab Usa. That works out to 1359.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 111 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael J. Kane Cardiac Pacemakers 27
2 Allan C. Shuros Cardiac Pacemakers 17
3 Imad Libbus Cardiac Pacemakers 14
#4 Michael A. Haase 3M 10
#5 Lili Liu Cardiac Pacemakers 8
#6 Christopher S. Lyons 3M 6
#6 David D. McSherry Ecolab Usa 6
#6 Brian Soltis Cardiac Pacemakers 6
#9 Negus B. Adefris 3M 5
#9 Edwin Ryan Unknown 5
#11 Wayne S. Mahoney 3M 4
#11 Ellison G. Kawakami 3M 4
#11 Jacob Ryan Jepperson IBM 4
#11 Naiyong Jing 3M 4
#11 Carl A. Stover 3M 4
#16 James P. DiZio 3M 3
#16 Mark R. Riley Tactile Systems Technology 3
#16 Manoj Nirmal 3M 3
#16 Ronald W. Ausen 3M 3
#16 Bryan D. Den Hartog Wright Medical Technology 3
#16 Kenneth A. Epstein 3M 3
#16 Robert S. Clough 3M 3
#16 Jeffrey N. Bartow 3M 3
#16 Paul B. Armstrong 3M 3
#16 Brian E. Brooks 3M 3
#16 Caitlin E. Meree 3M 3
#16 John William Theis Ergotron 3
#16 Ryan M. Braun 3M 3
#29 Randy Westlund Cardiac Pacemakers 2
#29 Matthew V. Leyden Bercom International 2
#29 Thaddeus S. Brink Medtronic 2
#29 Kathleen M. Stenersen 3M 2
#29 Neil Percy 3M 2
#29 Jacob P. Johnson 3M 2
#29 Michelle M. Mok 3M 2
#29 Himanshu Nayar 3M 2
#29 Henrik B. van Lengerich 3M 2
#29 Thomas Q. Chastek 3M 2
#29 Ryan Nelson Sentera 2
#29 Dan Mohr Seagate Technology 2
#29 Jeffrey A. Schweitzer St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 2
#29 Bryan T. Whiting 3M 2
#29 Adam Bartel Tundra Composites 2
#29 Michael A. Schugt Medtronic 2
#29 Timothy M. Gillard 3M 2
#29 James G. Skakoon Medtronic 2
#29 John C. Bischof University of Minnesota 2
#29 Maria A. Appeaning 3M 2
#29 Alexander T. Ebertowski 3M 2
#29 Shawn C. Dodds 3M 2

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