Top Inventors in Cologne, MN | Patent Leaderboard

Cologne, MN ranks #8,924 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 236 patents from 43 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cologne, MN include Nike, Stempf Automotive Industries, Control Solutions. That works out to 115.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–43 of 43 inventors

Rank	Inventor	Primary Company	Patents
1	Aaron Cooper	Nike	65
2	James R. Ryshavy	Stempf Automotive Industries	20
3	James Wiff	Control Solutions	13
3	Thomas A. Walter	Clam	13
#5	Timothy R. Collins	Fluoroware	12
#5	Jonathan A. Merkle	Michael Foods Of Delaware	12
#7	Victor Blackledge	Cardiovascular Systems	9
#8	Philip Ostby	Rosemount	7
#8	John Russell	Acist Medical Systems	7
#8	Thomas F. Langworthy	The Toro	7
#11	Michael Engelen	—	6
#11	Dale L. Schreiner	Uromedica	6
#11	Timothy James Swanson	Cisco	6
#14	John Russell	—	4
#14	Kurt Mitchell FORTH	Fast Global Solutions	4
#16	Randall Wendland	Adc Telecommunications	3
#16	James R. Zimmer	Micro Control	3
#16	Dean T. Hamilton	Fluoroware	3
#16	David G. Holub	—	3
#20	Daryl Halvorson	Turfco Mfg.	2
#20	Joseph D. Starkey	—	2
#20	Taylor Reed Schoonover	Performance Drone Works	2
#20	Dale Boehne	Timesavers	2
#20	James Peters	Eastman Kodak	2
#20	Charles D. Butter	Honeywell	2
#20	Dallas J. Schneider	Fsi Holdings	2
#20	Eric E. Sly	—	2
#20	Robert T. J. Matz	—	2
#29	Terence J. Bigaouette	Eaton	1
#29	Pamela Kunkel	Fsi International	1
#29	Steve M. Alseth	Danaher	1
#29	Pam Kunkel	Fsi International	1
#29	James E. Carrabre	—	1
#29	Timothy Paul Bendell	New Technology Resources	1
#29	Daryl Halvorsen	Caterpillar	1
#29	Jonathan Sartwell	Honeywell	1
#29	Cody Schrupp	The Toro	1
#29	Sheldon J. Sorensen	—	1
#29	Brent Gorra	—	1
#29	Shaun A. Sapala	Miller Manufacturing Company	1
#29	Hannah Marie Schneider	Penn State	1
#29	Julianne Michael Schaffer	Pearson Education	1
#29	Steven S. Ruckdashel	Optum	1

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