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Brainerd, MN All Time

259 patents  ·  71 inventors  ·  18.0/1k pop.

Ranked #8,388 of 112,640 cities Top 8%

Brainerd, MN ranks #8,388 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 259 patents from 71 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brainerd, MN include General Motors, Cnh Industrial America, Landis+Gyr Innovations. That works out to 18.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 71 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert W. Lee General Motors 20
2 Martin L. Krohn Cnh Industrial America 19
3 Matt Karlgaard Landis+Gyr Innovations 18
#4 David Schiebout Delta Industrial Services 17
#5 Lisa M. Lugo-Paxton — 11
#5 Stephen E. Paxton — 11
#5 James Gregory Goerges Precision Tool Technologies 11
#8 Nicholas S. Adams Lindy-Little Joe 10
#8 Matthew Donald Karlgaard Landis+Gyr Innovations 10
#10 Eugene Edwin Nelson Gte Automatic Electric Labs 6
#10 Brian J. Tutt Tescom 6
#10 Scott H. Christiansen — 6
#10 Matthew Sundquist Graphic Packaging International 6
#10 James P. Raboin Manna 6
#15 Gerald Fisher Utc Fire & Security Americas 5
#15 Alan W. Cibuzar University of Minnesota 5
#15 Richard E. Balder Riverwood International 5
#15 Wallace L. Hilgren Kleer-Flo 5
#19 Steven Burnham Emc 4
#19 Anthony Loosbrock — 4
#19 Trevor J. Sumption Grayden Outdoor 4
#19 Rodney Kohout — 4
#23 David J. Gelhar Roto-Mix 3
#23 Steven Ronald Hanson Polaris Industries 3
#23 John I. Lenertz — 3
#23 August Schack Landis+Gyr Innovations 3
#27 Gregory J. Ocel — 2
#27 Joseph Schultz — 2
#27 Joseph P. Anhalt S. C. Johnson & Son 2
#27 William M. Tolaas Champion International Corporation Limited 2
#27 Shari L. Wilking 3M 2
#27 Micheal D. Morris — 2
#27 William Allan Arden Kern Technologies 2
#27 Walter A. Roberts — 2
#27 Fred Larson — 2
#36 Ronald T. Kiffmeyer Lindy-Little Joe 1
#36 Cindy M. Quam — 1
#36 Brad Koering Unknown 1
#36 Kelly Wroolie Unknown 1
#36 Danielle A McKeown Merial 1
#36 Theodore Robert Otto Team Industries 1
#36 Roger B. Landsburg Bailey Nurseries 1
#36 Bruce L. Hartberg — 1
#36 Richard C. Anhalt — 1
#36 Thomas A. Carruth — 1
#36 John P. Lundberg Polaris Industries Partners 1
#36 James A Whirley Lindar 1
#36 Michael J. Hollenhorst Everest Media 1
#36 Charles R. Wayt — 1
#36 Robin Wachsmuth — 1

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