Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Albert Lea, MN ranks #12,582 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 140 patents from 53 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Albert Lea, MN include Hormel Foods, Truth Hardware, Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.. That works out to 7.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 53 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William D. Young Hormel Foods 11
2 Todd A. Anderson Truth Hardware 10
3 John Cicha Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 9
#4 Lance Engebretson Streater 7
#5 Donald R. Christensen Grass Valley Limited 6
#6 Chad Samp Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 5
#6 Ralph F. Stanford Elkay Manufacturing 5
#6 Gordon H. Anderson King-Seeley Thermos 5
#9 Marcia K. Blom Truth Hardware 4
#9 Valerie M. Baldwin Truth Hardware 4
#9 Robert P. Utter Scottsman Group 4
#9 David A. Tandeski King-Seeley Thermos 4
#9 Jay G. Fenwick Litton Business Systems 4
#9 Joseph R. Spinner King-Seeley Thermos 4
#15 Roger W. Paul King-Seeley Thermos 3
#15 Jeffrey L. Sullivan American Regent 3
#15 Walter H. Hoenisch King-Seeley Thermos 3
#18 John G. Kiser 2
#18 Craig Casanova Winnebago Industries 2
#18 Steven C. Wencl 2
#18 Aaron Zills 2
#18 Dale D. Elvebak 2
#18 Joel Matheson 2
#18 David L. Kvidt Echelon 2
#18 Doug Friend 2
#18 Neil M. Berg Streater 2
#18 Glenn Sherburne 2
#18 Charles J Steffl 2
#18 John D. Bothum 2
#18 Donald Hebert 2
#31 Jon Klapperick Standard Golf 1
#31 Sarah F. Mercer 1
#31 Ronald H. Widenhoefer Fleetguard 1
#31 Mark J. Schaub 1
#31 Lawrence E. Olson Scottsman Group 1
#31 Keith Sather Scottsman Group 1
#31 Daniel D. Gilster 1
#31 Randall T. Kaupan 1
#31 John L. Johnstrud 1
#31 Kirk H. Siemer 1
#31 Wanda Attig 1
#31 Danny K. Petersen Hormel Foods 1
#31 Greg Leidal 1
#31 Anthony Shane Taylor 1
#31 Michelle Lynn Neal Sputtering Components 1
#31 Douglas Lyons Friend Jpw Industries 1
#31 Jon R. Syverson 1
#31 J. Todd Leach 1
#31 Jess Henry Schmidt Strongdm 1
#31 Bill R. Hay Larson Manufacturing 1

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