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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Victoria, MN ranks #5,831 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 17 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Victoria, MN include Surmodics, Micro Motion, Cargill, Incorporated. That works out to 1.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Timothy M. Kloke Surmodics 3
2 Walter C. Baker Micro Motion 2
2 Dan S. Gaspard Cargill, Incorporated 2
2 Jason J. Ness The Prophet 2
#5 Lawrence Bruce Dirlam 1
#5 Todd C. Moning U.S. Bank National Association 1
#5 Bruce Willard Hultgren Geodigm 1
#5 Edmund C. O'Neill Sensata Technologies 1
#5 Nathan Len Wiater Rosemount 1
#5 Steven Thomas McNamara University of Minnesota 1
#5 Adam Richard Renfroe Unknown 1
#5 Steven A. Chillscyzn Stratasys 1

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