Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Dayton, MN ranks #6,381 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 384 patents from 66 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dayton, MN include Scimed Life Systems, Medtronic, Acorn Cardiovascular. That works out to 52.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 66 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew J. Dusbabek Scimed Life Systems 38
2 Teresa A. Whitman Medtronic 36
3 Kristin N. Hageman Medtronic 27
#4 Donald F. Palme, II Acorn Cardiovascular 26
#5 Nicholas B. Johnson Caterpillar 20
#6 Danielle Frankson Cardiac Pacemakers 16
#6 Westin Nelson Brunswick 16
#6 Joshua D. Roden Graco Minnesota 16
#9 Sharon Jones Vista Outdoor Operations 14
#10 Robert A. Geyer Tennant 13
#11 Eugine W. Goad Industrial Design & Engineering Associates 12
#11 Benjamin D. Haselman Cardiovascular Systems 12
#13 Jason A. Haro Caterpillar 9
#13 Christopher M. Arnett Medtronic 9
#15 Bryan Christensen Tennant 7
#15 Dale A. Ohme Tower Solutions 7
#17 Eric T. Ohme Tower Solutions 6
#18 Michael Laurence Beauchene Prototype And Production Systems 5
#18 Christopher Carlson Coupang 5
#18 Paul R. McMahon Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 5
#21 Charles H. Ramberg 4
#21 Todd M. Mayer 4
#21 Sean McNattin Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 4
#21 Chris Pulling Lifelens Technologies 4
#21 Michael D. Rocheford 4
#21 Troy Wood Deluxe 4
#27 Gary L. Morsch Kennametal 3
#27 Joseph D. Koehler Caterpillar 3
#27 Susan S. Alfini Dymedix 3
#27 Rami A. Azer Graco Minnesota 3
#27 Paul Thomas Radosevich 3
#27 Jeffery Foster Larson 3
#33 Tyler Nehowig Entrust 2
#33 Christopher W. Lancaster Hartford Fire Insurance 2
#33 Donald F. Durenberger Tennant 2
#33 Raymond E. Franzen 2
#33 Gary Nachazel 2
#33 Thomas J. Bergherr Sauer-Danfoss 2
#33 Sabarinathan RAMACHANDRAN University of Minnesota 2
#33 Lawrence C. Zylka Cray Research 2
#33 Rick Kloeppner Trane International 2
#42 Manjunatha Sagar Dodderi University of Colorado, A Body Corporate 1
#42 Karen Botner 1
#42 Megan Johnson Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#42 Phillip Mark Goldman Seagate Technology 1
#42 Richard C. Kimmel, Jr. 1
#42 Blair F. Wolfram 1
#42 Kyle Pazandak Jamf Software 1
#42 Kevin M. Gaffney Medtronic 1
#42 Jeffrey V. Scheinost Malco Products 1

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