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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Aitkin, MN ranks #11,891 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 154 patents from 47 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Aitkin, MN include Ultimed, Riverwood International, Virtual Radiologic. That works out to 71.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–47 of 47 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas E. Erickson Ultimed 23
2 Jeffrey A. Lashyro Riverwood International 15
3 Brent Backhaus Virtual Radiologic 14
#4 Stanley E. McHann, Jr. 11
#5 James Schwender Warsaw Orthopedic 7
#6 Lorna Lusic Virtual Radiologic 6
#6 Christopher D. Becker Battelle Energy Alliance 6
#8 Lorna Backhaus Virtual Radiologic 5
#9 Dale Scott Pelletier 4
#9 Peggy Wallgren Jones American Peat Technology 4
#9 Ensor Transfeldt Warsaw Orthopedic 4
#9 Kirk Hibbert Arctic Cat 4
#13 Timothy A. Garvey Warsaw Orthopedic 3
#13 Timothy Duffney 3
#13 Mark Maciejewski Cordis 3
#13 John E. Cragun Riverwood International 3
#17 Dean A. Eggena Clark Equipment 2
#17 Thomas Maschhoff 2
#17 Steve Moreland Greatbatch 2
#17 Gregg Ledin Coloplast A/S 2
#17 Eric Ingwer Paulson American Peat Technology 2
#17 Shawn Westerlund Riverwood International 2
#17 Melvin C. Kuehn 2
#17 Kay C. Stampe 2
#25 James Orvis 1
#25 Laverne M. Watters 1
#25 Milton Burr 1
#25 Andrew C. Rehbein 1
#25 Michael Paul Ledford 1
#25 Richard W. Trickel 1
#25 Thomas Y. Peterson Computer Associates Think 1
#25 Richard M Irish 1
#25 Jay T. Smedberg 1
#25 Stephen Michael Holly 1
#25 Bruce Billington 1
#25 Gabriel A. Browning American Peat Technology 1
#25 Renyi Lin 1
#25 Jeremy Houck Graphic Packaging International 1
#25 Paul A. Kuiken 1
#25 Jeannine H. Lind 1
#25 Roger J. Jacobson 1
#25 Stanley J. Goedderz, Sr. 1
#25 Eugene L. Lind 1
#25 Arnold Lueck 1
#25 Darlene M. MacGregor 1
#25 Donald R. Schuett 1
#25 Shawn M. Fetters Riverwood International 1

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