Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Detroit Lakes, MN ranks #4,941 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 542 patents from 108 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Detroit Lakes, MN include Tenacious Holdings, Monsanto Technology, The Procter & Gamble. That works out to 54.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 108 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Votel Tenacious Holdings 86
2 Bradley A. Sockness Monsanto Technology 70
3 James J. Benedict The Procter & Gamble 33
#4 Timothy A. Bott Allan Block 26
#5 Carl Skarie Conlinco 19
#6 Alan J. Bergum S.J. Electro Systems 15
#7 Scott Mazour Arctic Cat 14
#8 Ken Rosenblum Instymeds 13
#9 Charles F. Chesney Hypertension Diagnostics 12
#10 Stephen P. Johnston S.J. Electro Systems 11
#10 David R. Lund Victory In Jesus Ministries 11
#12 Clinton T. Meneely Rosemount Aerospace 10
#13 Leroy E. Anderson Standex International 9
#14 Randy E. Luth 8
#15 Robert S Hurt 7
#15 Mark L. Petroske Bondhus 7
#15 George R. Rabuse 3M 7
#18 L. David Ostlie 6
#18 Jacob Baer Fast Global Solutions 6
#18 Katherine A. Smith Rawlings Sporting Goods Company 6
#21 Corey Lee Steinke S.J. Electro Systems 5
#21 Kasey P. Larson 5
#21 Alain Julian Atchia S.J. Electro Systems 5
#21 Orin Russell Armstrong 5
#21 Marc Simmon Edwards Lifesciences 5
#21 Lucas Hoffman 5
#27 Steve N. Seidlitz Cummins Power Generation 4
#27 Kyle Arthur Brokken Qualtech 4
#27 Kendall A. Kragenbring Sico Incorporated 4
#27 Gregory A. Clanton General Mills 4
#31 Forrest Halvorson Dezurik 3
#31 Patrick A. Jobe 3
#31 Todd Russell Jennings The Prophet 3
#31 Anthony Nicholas Zurn 3
#31 Thomas Keith Tallackson 3
#31 Terry L. Maier 3
#31 Theodore M. Kiebke 3
#31 Brett A. Friesen 3
#31 Taylor M. Kray S.J. Electro Systems 3
#31 Dennis J. Tursso 3
#41 Malachi V. Kaiser 2
#41 Kenneth C. Snyder 2
#41 Shannon Lee Bennett Moneygram International 2
#41 Troy Fossum Circuit Check 2
#41 Mark B. Hughes IBM 2
#41 Derek W. Kent 2
#41 Michael Jon Roe Seagate Technology 2
#41 Gordon L. Altshuler 3M 2
#41 Randy Guetter Landmark Graphics 2
#41 Darryl Justesen Agco-Amity Jv 2

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