Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Champlin, MN ranks #2,065 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 61 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Champlin, MN include Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven E. Puffer Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 16
2 Steve Puffer Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 3
2 Gregory J. Haubrich Medtronic 3
#4 James V. Kauphusman St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 2
#4 Joseph Mueller AT&T 2
#4 Lucas Schneider Covidien Lp 2
#4 George E. Anderson Crown Iron Works Company 2
#4 Brett Dayton Sjostrom The Boeing 2
#4 Bryan J. Downing Caterpillar 2
#4 Aaron J. Hjelle Mardil 2
#11 Mary C. Hollowell Toyota 1
#11 Jerrid Matson C.R. Bard 1
#11 Mark D. Breyen Medtronic 1
#11 Aaron Muther Target Brands 1
#11 Noah D. Glenn 1
#11 Richard Charles Kravik Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#11 Laura Finn MILLER Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#11 Pamela J. Pederson General Mills 1
#11 Jack Larsen 1
#11 Lloyd G. Keleny Rollerblade 1
#11 Dang Yang Stratasys 1
#11 Mitchell Donald Haustein 1
#11 Andrey Samaray 1
#11 Jeffrey A. McBroom Cardiovascular Systems 1
#11 Jeff Lee Dennie Prudential Insurance Company Of America 1
#11 Mark A. Ahlbrecht Honeywell 1
#11 David L. Fehr Graco Minnesota 1
#11 Stephen Klopp Nilfisk A/S 1
#11 Amanda Waters PepsiCo 1
#11 George Anderson Emprimus 1
#11 Craig Hanson Samsung 1
#11 David Elizondo Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#11 Adam Dally Quantinuum 1
#11 Christopher Smuk Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#11 David Socha Rosemount Aerospace 1

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