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Big Lake, MN All Time

568 patents  ·  116 inventors  ·  48.6/1k pop.

Ranked #4,765 of 112,640 cities Top 5%

Big Lake, MN ranks #4,765 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 568 patents from 116 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Big Lake, MN include Shuffle Master, The Toro, Boston Scientific Scimed. That works out to 48.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 116 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Troy D. Nelson Shuffle Master 57
2 James Zimmerman The Toro 32
3 Michael Gerdts Boston Scientific Scimed 27
#4 Kendra Yasger Medtronic 24
#4 Charles W. Dawson Graco Minnesota 24
#6 Eric J. Krause Bracco Diagnostics 23
#7 Douglas P. Goulet Imi Cornelius 21
#8 Adam J. Moser Vista Outdoor Operations 20
#9 Dale C. Pemberton Graco Minnesota 19
#9 Richard Paul Shindley Empi 19
#11 August Powell Boston Scientific Scimed 15
#12 Daniel R. Parks Boston Scientific Scimed 12
#12 Elliot Bridgeman Greatbatch 12
#14 Donald S. Hansen Polaris Industries 11
#15 Cam Habeger Stereotaxis 10
#15 Dennis B. Werner Boston Scientific Scimed 10
#17 Sengkham Sirivong Covidien Lp 9
#18 Bradley K. Voigt Graco Minnesota 8
#19 Kelly M. Wien Medtronic 7
#19 Aaron Laho Fluke 7
#21 James Allen Squires — 6
#21 Kevin Silberg Boston Scientific Scimed 6
#21 Eric A. Hansen Caterpillar 6
#24 Vicki L. Anderson Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 5
#24 Matthew Saterbak Boston Scientific Scimed 5
#24 Cory McWhorter Sportech 5
#24 Gregory Pat Spar Medtronic 5
#28 Jeffrey L. Stern Caterpillar 4
#28 Douglas Novak General Mills 4
#28 Craig Fast Btd Wood Powder Coating 4
#28 Steve Hudak — 4
#28 Christopher C. Will Omg 4
#28 Reece A. Berns Caterpillar 4
#28 Brent A. Huhta Medtronic 4
#28 Keith R. Carlson Eaton 4
#36 Eric Bondhus Black & Decker 3
#36 Richard A. Kuntz Upstream Technologies 3
#36 Alex R. Schmieg Federal Cartridge 3
#36 Douglas Robert Grangroth Arctic Cat 3
#36 Lawrence Kevin Sundberg Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 3
#36 Timothy A. Wall I-Tech 3
#36 Katherine J. Grathwohl Graco Minnesota 3
#36 Kevin James Miller Arctic Cat 3
#36 David P. McConnon Eveready Battery Company 3
#36 Lisa Bechtold Clam 3
#36 Donald Humphreys — 3
#36 Corey Bechtold Clam 3
#36 John Humphreys Tioxide Group Plc 3
#49 Michelle L Shea Bnsf Railway 2
#49 Abigail Humphreys — 2

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