Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fargo, ND ranks #1,365 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 98 patents from 65 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fargo, ND include John Deere, Bwr Innovations, Chf Solutions. That works out to 0.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 65 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Noel W. Anderson John Deere 10
2 Joel A. Jorgenson Bwr Innovations 6
3 Douglas L. Hancock, JR. 3
3 John O'Mahony Chf Solutions 3
3 John M. Gladitsch Thermo King 3
3 Nadia Nikolayevna Krasheninnik Pioneer (Corteva) 3
3 Brian B. Brasch Prx Performance 3
#8 Jason A. Jelinek John Deere 2
#8 Michael Enz Exten Technologies 2
#8 Steven R. Wagner Prx Performance 2
#8 James H. Lancaster Levee Lock 2
#8 Alexander M. Johnson Prx Performance 2
#8 Timothy Ralph Hertsgaard Cnh Industrial America 2
#8 Waylon R. Lindseth John Deere 2
#8 Long Wu John Deere 2
#8 Kevin P. Cowles John Deere 2
#17 Bradley A. Odegard 1
#17 Amrita Banerjee New Jersey Institute Of Technology 1
#17 Andrew James Stach Microsoft 1
#17 Erik S. Hopperstad Prx Performance 1
#17 Derek B. Aslakson Appareo Systems 1
#17 Umesh Harkal Ndsu Research Foundation 1
#17 Jim Nieland Amity Technology 1
#17 Brad Fehr Amity Technology 1
#17 Lloyd Fehr Amity Technology 1
#17 Timothy R. Springer Bwr Innovations 1
#17 Paul F. Wollmuth Cnh Industrial America 1
#17 Michael Hofer Hanon Systems Efp Deutschland Gmbh 1
#17 Marshall T. Bremer Intel 1
#17 Frederick Renner Cnh Industrial America 1
#17 Laura Kelley USDA 1
#17 Tyler Hein Superior Industries 1
#17 Jonathan Lacher Cnh Industrial America 1
#17 Jason J. Wanner John Deere 1
#17 Damon Knobloch Amity Technology 1
#17 Shelley M. Horne Ndsu Research Foundation 1
#17 Melissa Elizabeth Richards 1
#17 Dan G. Dimitriu Kci Licensing 1
#17 Gregory J Fox Barkley Seed 1
#17 Thomas J. Roan John Deere 1
#17 Jesse Scott Trana Appareo Systems 1
#17 Martha S. Kearns Bwr Innovations 1
#17 Garrett A. Iverson Prx Performance 1
#17 Jeremy K. Warzecka Prx Performance 1
#17 Ryan Patrick Simmers 3M 1
#17 Bradley R. Thurow Appareo Systems 1
#17 Jaden C. Young Appareo Systems 1
#17 Mukund P. Sibi 1
#17 Dennis Wulf Amity Technology 1
#17 Meredith Schroeder Ndsu Research Foundation 1

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