Colfax, WI ranks #13,578 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 124 patents from 24 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Colfax, WI include Cascade Biosystems, Service Ideas, Extrusion Dies. That works out to 104.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–24 of 24 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth D. Smith | Cascade Biosystems | 24 |
| 2 | Thomas Wendt | Service Ideas | 17 |
| 3 | John A. Ulcej | Extrusion Dies | 12 |
| #4 | Robert G. Fehr | Curt Manufacturing | 11 |
| #5 | Adiel Tel-Oren | Biotekt Usa | 9 |
| #6 | Wolfe C. Parzyck | Curt Manufacturing | 8 |
| #7 | Ted Edward DeZurik | Polyguard Products | 6 |
| #7 | Roger G. Brown | Cray Research | 6 |
| #9 | Robert G. Fehr | S. C. Johnson & Son | 5 |
| #9 | Lennis W. Rindy | Georgia-Pacific | 5 |
| #11 | Ted L. Bahns | Imation | 4 |
| #12 | Donald L. Braaten | — | 2 |
| #12 | Edward J. Stuart | — | 2 |
| #12 | Chris Granley | Cardinal Ig | 2 |
| #12 | Joseph E. Weiler | 3M | 2 |
| #16 | Isaac D. Carlson | — | 1 |
| #16 | Keith Fetting | — | 1 |
| #16 | Myron L. Christopherson | — | 1 |
| #16 | James E. Wait | Unknown | 1 |
| #16 | Tom Wendt | Sequent Computer Systems | 1 |
| #16 | Rolan C. Gjovik | — | 1 |
| #16 | John A. Ulcei | Extrusion Dies | 1 |
| #16 | Brian K. Olson | — | 1 |
| #16 | Jeffrey J. Pederson | 3M | 1 |
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