Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Delano, MN ranks #5,727 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 445 patents from 80 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Delano, MN include Landscape Structures, Caterpillar, Cardiac Pacemakers. That works out to 68.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 80 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas L. Keller Landscape Structures 45
2 Eric S. Engelmann Caterpillar 43
3 Adam Cates Cardiac Pacemakers 29
#4 Joshua A. Hughes Target Brands 25
#5 James R. Chiapetta Winease 20
#6 Andrew R. Motzko Seagate Technology 19
#6 Brian D. Kuhnley Livanova Usa 19
#8 Preston Gilmer Ademco 17
#9 Calvin J. Brandt Calbrandt 16
#10 Frank P. Lochel Cargill, Incorporated 15
#11 Grant Mauch Boston Scientific Scimed 12
#12 Travis J. Schauer Boston Scientific Scimed 11
#13 Michael J. Hanten Polaris Industries 10
#14 Alan Doop Rollerblade 8
#14 Jonathan K. Olson Medivators 8
#14 Charlie Wood Medtronic 8
#17 Guy M. Shoultz Honeywell 7
#18 Paul Wessel 6
#18 John Becker Starkey Laboratories 6
#20 Chad Allen Conard Cargill, Incorporated 5
#20 Mark T. Pool Applied Materials 5
#20 John A. Becker Cardiac Pacemakers 5
#23 Tracey L. DOBBS Gyrus Acmi 4
#23 Sheryl S. Brunken General Mills 4
#23 Suzan K. Nunnink Donaldson Company 4
#23 Brent L. Nordhus Primera Technology 4
#23 Joseph T. Haag Dri-Steem 4
#28 Robert James Guastella Tennant 3
#28 Lynn B. Behrends Honeywell 3
#28 Michael A. Wanchena 3
#28 James Heine 3
#28 David V. Harmann General Mills 3
#28 James R. Nigg 3
#28 Edward L. Malecek 3
#28 Bradley Wiyninger Pentair Flow Technologies 3
#28 Brian D. Fredericksen 3M 3
#28 Joel T. Powell Datacard 3
#28 Benjamin L. Montag Caisson Interventional 3
#39 Aaron Amdor Blue Buffalo Enterpises 2
#39 Ronald J. Mellum Cummins Power Generation 2
#39 Joshua J. Stevens Polaris Industries 2
#39 Dean M. Dunnigan Calix 2
#39 Benjamin HARDER 2
#39 Douglas F. Koelfgen 2
#39 John A. Dekarski Loram Maintenance Of Way 2
#39 Shawn P. Henze 2
#39 Denton G. Wicklund Artwork Systems 2
#39 Gregory Yun LeHew Target Brands 2
#39 Lee C. Pedersen Grain Processing 2
#50 Gayle M. Huber 1

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