Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oronoco, MN ranks #2,941 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 42 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oronoco, MN include IBM, Western Digital Technologies, Oshkosh. That works out to 23.3 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 Rafal P. Konik IBM 14
2 Darin Edward Gerhart Western Digital Technologies 6
3 John T. Kellander Oshkosh 5
#4 Beth Fynbo Busy Baby 4
#5 Richard M. Smith Preventice Solutions 3
#6 Eric W. Will IBM 2
#7 David George Dreyer Western Digital Technologies 1
#7 Mark J. Anderson IBM 1
#7 Kenneth E. Lubahn IBM 1
#7 Jeffrey Bernard Nowicki IBM 1
#7 Elizabeth M. Hadac Mayo Foundation 1
#7 Rick A. Weckwerth IBM 1
#7 George Vasmatzis Mayo Foundation 1
#7 Timothy G. Hallett IBM 1

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