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Bemidji, MN All Time

513 patents  ·  129 inventors  ·  35.2/1k pop.

Ranked #5,148 of 112,640 cities Top 5%

Bemidji, MN ranks #5,148 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 513 patents from 129 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bemidji, MN include Medtronic, Lavalley Industries, Arctic Cat. That works out to 35.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 129 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joel A. Anderson Medtronic 35
2 Jason LaValley Lavalley Industries 31
2 Ryan Kenneth Buesseler — 31
#4 Brian Eck Arctic Cat 28
#5 John Edward Hamrin Team Industries 22
#6 Paul Johnson Anchor Wall Systems 21
#6 Bruce H. Younggren Team Industries 21
#8 Daniel Larson Lavalley Industries 19
#9 Paul M. Eickhof Eickhof Columbaria 12
#9 Joel R. Lauer Medtronic 12
#9 Dale D. Cormican — 12
#12 Dennis Zulawski Arctco 11
#12 Joel Dunlap Team Industries 11
#14 Alexander C. Yudell Team Industries 10
#14 Roger LaValley Lavalley Industries 10
#16 Dennis A. Ray — 9
#17 Stacy M. Jensen Target Brands 8
#18 Jordan E. Fisk Team Industries 7
#18 Ronald Joseph Wendt Team Industries 7
#18 David K. Nelson Honeywell 7
#18 Kari Hawkins Soliton 7
#22 Brandon R. Bonham Team Industries 6
#22 Marvin N. Larson Lavalley Industries 6
#22 Joseph Kunkel Dei Headquarters 6
#25 Brent Gilge Arctic Cat 5
#25 John K. Eickhof Unknown 5
#27 Matthew Douglas Cann Team Industries 4
#27 Marc Annacchino Lavalley Industries 4
#29 Douglas Coutlee Lavalley Industries 3
#29 Vernon F. Ricard — 3
#29 Michael C. Schoneberger Norbord 3
#29 Eric J. Niskanen Ampac Enterprises 3
#29 Harinder S. Takhar Jasper Ltd. Liability 3
#29 Dennis J. Phelps — 3
#29 Daniel F. Johnson University of California 3
#29 Larry D. Conner — 3
#29 Randal Meyer Nalco Chemical 3
#29 Peter Tollefson Eickhof Columbaria 3
#29 Jeffrey Joseph Haack Team Industries 3
#29 Grant N. Marquette — 3
#29 Lindsay Hegland Metaland 3
#29 Stephen James Molde Team Industries 3
#29 Thomas DeBoer Eickhof Columbaria 3
#29 Karl Michael Leisenheimer Team Industries 3
#45 James A. Klaverkamp Graco Minnesota 2
#45 Bret Anderson — 2
#45 Lonn M. Kiel — 2
#45 Gerald Geisenhof Riverwood International 2
#45 Bruce H. Rau Scimed Life Systems 2
#45 James M. Landes — 2

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