Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Circle Pines, MN ranks #5,010 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 533 patents from 111 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Circle Pines, MN include Cardiac Pacemakers, 3M, Honeywell. That works out to 106.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 111 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Julie A. Thompson Cardiac Pacemakers 61
2 Paul A. Haefner Cardiac Pacemakers 52
3 James W. Howard 3M 36
#4 Carol M. Ford Honeywell 19
#5 Richard Thomas Demulling Adc Telecommunications 17
#6 Karol L. Nowakowski Closys 16
#6 Timothy A. Ebeling Medtronic 16
#8 Keith Jentoft Rsi Video Technologies 15
#9 Garrett R. Sipple Medtronic 12
#10 Gary Lee Vitesse Semiconductor 11
#11 Steven Swenson University Of Southern California 9
#12 Mike Hanson Zaplet 8
#12 David M. La Croix Anchor Wall Systems 8
#12 Edward Alan Knudson New Technology Resources 8
#12 Xueyan Zhao Toyota 8
#16 Vania Lee Medtronic 7
#16 Kristin M. Johnson Medtronic 7
#16 John A. Dyjach Cardiac Pacemakers 7
#19 Jeevan M. Prasannakumar Medtronic 6
#19 Edmund J. Ring 3M 6
#19 Daniel W. Celotta Dri-Steem 6
#19 Patrick D. Miller Medtronic 6
#19 Thomas Schneider Target Brands 6
#19 Baard H. Thue Honeywell 6
#19 Donald A. Larson North States Industries 6
#26 Ronald J. Sznaider 5
#26 Terese A. Bartlett Medtronic 5
#26 Barbara Nygaard Northern Technologies International 5
#26 Ronald G. Haupert Emc 5
#26 Linda L. Evert Cardiac Pacemakers 5
#26 Scott Iverson Pacesetter 5
#26 Donald T. Olson Apa Optics 5
#33 Justin Kaffenberger H.B. Fuller 4
#33 Patrick L. Parish Medtronic 4
#33 Michael J. Marshik Graco Minnesota 4
#33 Adam L. Kalthoff Dezurik 4
#33 Timothy Hoyez Tjernlund Products 4
#33 William O. Gran Red Devil Equipment 4
#39 Jeffrey B. Wasson Dana Limited 3
#39 Matthew Hazzard Ivanti 3
#39 Christopher Jon Altringer 3
#39 Kong Meng Vang Smarte Carte 3
#39 Mark E. Hughes Biovascular 3
#39 John M. Tovey Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 3
#39 Richard J. Zelinka Systech 3
#39 Ahmet F. Konar Honeywell 3
#39 James E. Moe Safetran Systems 3
#39 Cheryl Volkman 3
#39 Michael D. Romano 3M 3
#39 Jeffrey D. Carter Stratus Computer 3

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