Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Alexandria, MN ranks #3,981 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 722 patents from 148 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Alexandria, MN include Monsanto Technology, Powerblock Holdings, Douglas Machine. That works out to 50.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 148 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Marvin L. Boerboom Monsanto Technology 171
2 Carl K. Towley, III Powerblock Holdings 53
3 Irvan Leo Pazdernik Douglas Machine 30
#4 Bradley J. Anderson HP 26
#5 Richard Jerome Schoeneck Douglas Machine 23
#6 Paul Howard Wagner Douglas Machine 19
#7 Mark J. Whalen Abbeymoor Medical 18
#8 Paul L. Anderson Sandoz Ag 16
#9 Chad Orthaus Illinois Tool Works 12
#9 Bruce Peterson Douglas Machine 12
#11 Calice G. Courneya Illinois Tool Works 11
#11 Richard W. Lukanen, Jr. Douglas Machine 11
#11 Robert H. Lusty Bac Industries 11
#11 Thomas H. Peterman Douglas Machine 11
#15 Wayne Sieben Scimed Life Systems 10
#16 Brenton L. Smith Brenton Engineering 9
#16 Daniel Floding Douglas Machine 9
#18 Joseph G. Walton 3M 8
#18 Aaron M. Frederick Douglas Machine 8
#18 Chris Wagner Impossible Objects 8
#18 Christopher T. Davis Douglas Machine 8
#18 Mark Baumgartner Agdia 8
#23 Ryan Johnson Stageright 7
#24 Cory Hodgson Agdia 6
#24 Andrew Bristow Agdia 6
#24 Adnanul Haq Douglas Scientific 6
#24 Lynn O. Ringdahl The Braun 6
#28 Darren Cook Douglas Scientific 5
#28 Jennifer M. Maack General Mills 5
#28 Shawn M. Green Borealis Technical Limited 5
#31 Alexandra Feeken 4
#31 David J. Schonberg Unknown 4
#31 Grant L. Pexsa Agdia 4
#31 Edward L. Kephart 4
#31 Jared Whittier Patterson Agdia 4
#31 Brent Urke Douglas Scientific 4
#37 Craig Sholts Douglas Machine 3
#37 Nick Padilla 3
#37 Benjamin Roers Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#37 Marc Cuva 3
#37 Andrew Richard Haug Douglas Scientific 3
#37 Jason Hoyt Fast Global Solutions 3
#37 John Charles Davidson Lindsay Manufacturing 3
#37 Tony B. Hollobaugh 3M 3
#37 Vernon J. Anderson Douglas Machine 3
#37 Robert Swanson 3
#47 Larry S. Ohman 2
#47 Rick W. Lukanen, Jr. Douglas Machine 2
#47 Robert Allan Danner, Jr. Douglas Machine 2
#47 James Glade Fast Global Solutions 2

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