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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cokato, MN ranks #8,746 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 243 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cokato, MN include Brady Worldwide, Boston Scientific Scimed, W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh. That works out to 86.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven J. Benda Brady Worldwide 40
2 Timothy A. Ostroot Boston Scientific Scimed 38
3 Zachary A. Pokornowski 23
#4 Reid C. Danielson 19
#5 Ryan D. Kariniemi W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 16
#6 Timothy D. O'Brien Astenjohnson 12
#7 Peter Anthony Edwards Lake Region Manufacturing 11
#7 John M. Lehto Northern States Power 11
#9 Chad M. Benda Brady Worldwide 7
#10 Gary Ernest Hillukka Seagate Technology 6
#10 Mark Stephen Lopac Rosemount Aerospace 6
#12 Howard M. Ylitalo 4
#12 David Camp Sram 4
#14 Maureen D. Busche Gyrus Acmi 3
#14 Niilo A. A. Raisanen Raydot Incorporated 3
#14 David James Swanson Textron Innovations 3
#17 Darin Young 2
#17 Wendell G. Huotari Rosemount 2
#17 Tim Ostroot Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#20 Zachary D. Pokornowski 1
#20 Mark B. Morris Rosemount 1
#20 Bruce Kivisto 1
#20 Gordon A. Bekkala 1
#20 Morgan B. Impola Rosemount 1
#20 Donald Bernard Meinhardt 1
#20 Dale Ylitalo 1
#20 Jon F. Menke Hutchinson Industries 1
#20 Paul E. Kliewer 1
#20 Alice M. Schlotte 1
#20 Thomas W. Rammel Sterner Lighting Systems Incorporated 1
#20 Virgil H. Schlotte 1
#20 Barbara A. Kliewer 1
#20 Gary L. Schwab 1
#20 Gene E. Olsen 1
#20 Roger A. Haugen Hypro 1
#20 Marlin H. Camp 1
#20 James H. Stellman 1
#20 Kermit C. Hillmann Chromalloy American 1
#20 Gerald W. Knapp 1
#20 Paul M. Kivisto 1
#20 George M. Kivisto 1
#20 Russell B Brown Epi Environmental Products 1
#20 Kyle R. Lundeen Doosan Bobcat North America 1
#20 Gary L. Hoikka 1
#20 Timothy Halonen 1
#20 Harlan R. Anderson 1
#20 Daniel A. Barberg 1
#20 Logan James Benda 1
#20 Chad M. Benda 1
#20 Matthew Arnold Trelstad 1

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