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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rogers, MN ranks #2,070 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 64 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rogers, MN include Medtronic, Sleep Number, Blue Buffalo Enterpises. That works out to 4.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Christopher M. Hobot Medtronic 11
2 Matthew Wayne Tilstra Sleep Number 8
3 Troy E. Jackson Medtronic 4
#4 Tal A Tostenson Blue Buffalo Enterpises 3
#4 Steve J. Wrobel Graco Minnesota 3
#4 Anthony John Shakal Sleep Number 3
#7 David Thompson Cisco 2
#7 Jeffrey W. Hoyle Caterpillar 2
#7 Kirk R. Johnson Fluke 2
#7 Bradley D. Anderson Caterpillar 2
#7 Nathan R Perkins Avago Technologies Wireless Ip (Singapore) Pte. 2
#7 Doug S. Wahnschaffe Phraxis 2
#13 Brett J. Carlson Graco Minnesota 1
#13 Michael R. Bates Kohler 1
#13 Randy Beyreis Fastwave Medical 1
#13 Eric J. Finstad Graco Minnesota 1
#13 Dennis J. Van Keulen Graco Minnesota 1
#13 Mark Leslie Eiden Caterpillar 1
#13 Mark D. Behn Caterpillar 1
#13 Steve Berhow Phraxis 1
#13 Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. Torax Medical 1
#13 Joseph E. LaBossiere Stratasys 1
#13 Alexander James Gerard 1
#13 Al Adamek Diamond Surface 1
#13 Andy McDeid Diamond Surface 1
#13 Clint Peterson Diamond Surface 1
#13 John T. Moxon Vision Ease, Lp 1
#13 Shelley L. Thurk Medtronic 1
#13 Todd Mansell Caterpillar 1
#13 Ryan Strassburg Ademco 1
#13 Randy John Krystosek 1
#13 Lucas Steven Burgess 1

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