Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Champlin, MN ranks #2,433 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,279 patents from 241 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Champlin, MN include Medtronic, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division. That works out to 53.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 241 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregory J. Haubrich Medtronic 82
2 Steven E. Puffer Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 62
3 James V. Kauphusman St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 55
#4 Lucas Schneider Covidien Lp 48
#5 George E. Anderson Crown Iron Works Company 43
#5 Mark D. Breyen Medtronic 43
#7 Anthony W. Rorvick Medtronic 37
#8 Aaron J. Hjelle Mardil 34
#9 Kent D. Anderson Ev3 31
#10 Fouad Nusseibeh Honeywell 23
#11 Heidi J. Finch Honeywell 22
#11 Paul V. Trescony Medtronic 22
#13 Steve Puffer Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 19
#14 Lloyd G. Keleny Rollerblade 18
#15 Craig Hanson Samsung 17
#16 Richard M. Truitt Alliant Techsystems 16
#17 Robert J. Harrison General Mills 15
#17 George Anderson Emprimus 15
#19 Glenn Rasmussen The Pillsbury 14
#20 Steven T. O'Brien The Toro 13
#21 Harlan L. Curtis Honeywell 12
#22 Bryan J. Downing Caterpillar 11
#22 Jeffrey A. McBroom Cardiovascular Systems 11
#22 David L. Fehr Graco Minnesota 11
#25 Mark A. Ahlbrecht Honeywell 10
#25 David Elizondo Boston Scientific Scimed 10
#27 Donald M. Haarstad Eaton 9
#27 Bernhard Kaeferlein St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico 9
#27 Dang Yang Stratasys 9
#27 Gary P. Kasper Honeywell 9
#27 Lloyd Metzger General Mills 9
#32 Timothy M. Magner Target Brands 8
#32 Joseph Mueller AT&T 8
#32 Mark Feucht Liberty Diversified Industries 8
#32 Warren W. Howland Henkel Limited 8
#32 Joseph I. Kravitz 8
#32 Christopher J. Valois Zimmer Spine 8
#32 David Socha Rosemount Aerospace 8
#39 Aaron Muther Target Brands 7
#39 James Holmberg Honeywell 7
#39 Brett Dayton Sjostrom The Boeing 7
#39 Jeff Lee Dennie Prudential Insurance Company Of America 7
#39 John Orlin Kirkwold Donaldson Company 7
#39 Richard Charles Kravik Boston Scientific Scimed 7
#39 Christopher Smuk Boston Scientific Scimed 7
#46 Sarah Michelle Betterman Upsher-Smith Laboratories 6
#46 Timothy G. Lange Hoffman Enclosures 6
#46 Timothy Lloyd Mullen Graco 6
#46 Gerard J. Hill Medtronic 6
#46 Jonathan L. Schaumann Wagner Spray Tech 6

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