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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Stacy, MN ranks #4,015 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 28 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Stacy, MN include Medtronic, Polaris Industries, 3M. That works out to 16.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gordon O. Munns Medtronic 6
2 Jonathon P. Graus Polaris Industries 4
3 Andrew C. Schleif Polaris Industries 2
3 Robert D. Taylor 3M 2
3 Linnea R. Lentz Medtronic 2
#6 John M. Nutter Polaris Industries 1
#6 Paul Pignato Medtronic 1
#6 Jerome J. Rubatt Polaris Industries 1
#6 Amber P. Malone Polaris Industries 1
#6 James W. Kelley NVIDIA 1
#6 Robert Thomas Pavey 1
#6 Joseph A. Wegleitner Unknown 1
#6 Aaron J. Nysse Polaris Industries 1
#6 Jeffrey Peter Sampson Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#6 Eric J. Eiden Optuminsight 1
#6 Rodney K. Williams Tundra Composites 1
#6 Cheryl A. Lecy 1

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