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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cambridge, MN ranks #9,269 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 223 patents from 55 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cambridge, MN include Vista Outdoor Operations, Mueller Sports Medicine, Cardiac Pacemakers. That works out to 23.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 55 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lawrence P. Head Vista Outdoor Operations 32
2 Ronald E. Nelson Mueller Sports Medicine 27
3 Mark D. Amundson Cardiac Pacemakers 24
#4 David B. Rosten Brentwood Industries 13
#4 Michael E. Grant Deringer-Ney 13
#6 Jared Kutney Vista Outdoor Operations 12
#7 Kristie Conrad Premier Marine 10
#7 Daniel K. Fosse Lindar 10
#9 Jeffrey A. Swanson Medtronic 7
#9 Carolann M. Holmblad Medtronic 7
#11 Michael Furlong Closures And Packaging Services Limited 6
#12 Dave Rosten Brentwood Industries 4
#12 Nicholas William Shatek Cummins 4
#14 John Stevenson 3
#14 Roger Sweningson Unknown 3
#16 Nick Shatek Cummins 2
#16 Gordon Raymond Nelson Polaris Industries 2
#16 Philip B. Stengel 2
#16 Brian V. Varsoke Unknown 2
#16 Alice Eleanor Louise Michell 2
#16 Robert Marvin Kalstabakken Hoffman Enclosures 2
#16 Darrell Kroulik Insight Equity A.P.X. 2
#16 Carrol E. Johnson 2
#24 Matthew H. Wessel 3M 1
#24 Jason R. Simoneau Medtronic 1
#24 Linda J. Bachman 1
#24 Joshua Baumann Polaris Industries 1
#24 Dan Troolin Tsi Group Co. 1
#24 David Allan Hultman University of Minnesota 1
#24 Jeffery A. Swanson Medtronic 1
#24 Christopher Neal Herold 1
#24 Vicky J. Lubenow Graco Minnesota 1
#24 Lanette Shaffer 1
#24 Dan Fosse 1
#24 Mark J. Shimko 3M 1
#24 Gregory Corban Unisys 1
#24 Joseph Stitz Despatch Industries Limited Partnership 1
#24 Marvin A. Koolmo 1
#24 Philip Bjork 1
#24 Chad G. Davis Target Brands 1
#24 James Stodola 1
#24 Brad Baas Unknown 1
#24 Clements B. Michaels 1
#24 Ashley Holm 1
#24 Kenneth C. Bohn 1
#24 Ralph L. Dawson 1
#24 Marvin L. Gallati Ncr 1
#24 Willis E. Dahlman Regent Of The Univ. Of Minnesota 1
#24 Arthur E. Wood 1
#24 Edward W. Kram 1

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