Willmar, MN ranks #2,558 worldwide for total patents filed in 2023, with 47 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Willmar, MN include Pioneer (Corteva), Cnh Industrial America, Monsanto Technology. That works out to 2.2 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 | Martin A. Fabrizius | Pioneer (Corteva) | 14 |
| 2 | Nicholas R. Pederson | Cnh Industrial America | 8 |
| 3 | Charles O'Connell | Cnh Industrial America | 6 |
| #4 | Fufa H. Birru | Monsanto Technology | 4 |
| #5 | Brian L. Douglass | Prinsco | 2 |
| #5 | Jeremy A. Amundson | Cnh Industrial America | 2 |
| #7 | Lyle P. Mangen | Cnh Industrial America | 1 |
| #7 | John P. Kennedy | Glatt Air Techniques | 1 |
| #7 | Charles Nelson Carver, III | Epitopix | 1 |
| #7 | Daryll A. Emery | Epitopix | 1 |
| #7 | Matthew R. Biel | Nova-Tech Engineering | 1 |
| #7 | Aaron Tollefsrud | Cnh Industrial America | 1 |
| #7 | Christopher J. Stark | Nova-Tech Engineering | 1 |
| #7 | Randy Lindemeier | Cnh Industrial America | 1 |
| #7 | Roger Harkess | Nova-Tech Engineering | 1 |
| #7 | Jeremy Imdieke | Nova-Tech Engineering | 1 |
| #7 | Scott Nedrelow | — | 1 |
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