Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Corcoran, MN ranks #3,989 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 720 patents from 68 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Corcoran, MN include Boston Scientific Scimed, Medtronic, Gyrus Acmi. That works out to 116.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 68 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James M. Anderson Boston Scientific Scimed 164
2 Patrick A. Haverkost Boston Scientific Scimed 69
3 Theodore Paul Dale 51
3 Jonathan C. Werder Medtronic 51
#5 Richard J. Curtis Gyrus Acmi 41
#6 David J. Parins Everest Media 31
#7 James E. Cox Ams Research 30
#8 Diane M. Feehan Rotation Medical 24
#9 John M. Svendsen Wagner Spray Tech 18
#9 Randall Beyreis Nxthera 18
#11 Jonathan Seaborne General Mills 17
#11 Tom P. Daigle Medtronic 17
#13 Thomas Daigle Medtronic 16
#14 Joel Sandstrom Alliant Techsystems 14
#15 David E. Linde Medtronic 13
#15 James R. Homuth Zoll Medical 13
#17 Larry Holter Polaris Industries 11
#18 Joel Curtis Christianson Cinch Systems 9
#18 Peter L. Frank Wagner Spray Tech 9
#20 Richard K. Knutson General Mills 7
#21 Joseph Zielinski Boston Scientific Scimed 6
#22 Richard Milun Tennant 5
#22 Glenn Wontorcik Honeywell 5
#24 Don A. Rutledge Medtronic 4
#24 Melford J. Bahr Mgs Machine 4
#24 Daniel D. Rohling Graco Minnesota 4
#24 Craig R. Hoff 3M 4
#24 Michael Uthe Enhanced Energy Group 4
#24 John Richard Bucher Johnstech International 4
#30 Charles D. Grabowski Greenleaf Technology 3
#30 Mel J. Bahr Mgs Machine 3
#30 John Tardiff Medtronic 3
#30 Mark R. Koosmann Rosemount Aerospace 3
#34 Dean W. Adelman 2
#34 Rachel Dehmer 2
#34 Jim Homuth Advanced Circulatory Systems 2
#34 Stephen N. Fuchs Kapak 2
#34 Alan L. Haggerty Honeywell 2
#34 Frederick P. Stecher Alliant Techsystems 2
#34 Matthew Lee Knochenmus 2
#34 Robin L. Ogle Lasermaster 2
#34 Mary A. Bucher Unisys 2
#34 Benjamin Lee Heitke General Mills 2
#44 Kaj K. Poulsen Optum Services (Ireland) Limited 1
#44 Jared D. Hudson IBM 1
#44 Matthew Knutson Proto Labs 1
#44 GARY THOMAS OHRT Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#44 Richard. W. Kelley, II Municipal Parking Services 1
#44 James Ekholm 1
#44 Grant E. Kurre Axia Acquisition 1

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