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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Devils Lake, ND ranks #22,031 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 56 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Devils Lake, ND include Microsoft, Summers Manufacturing Company, Unknown. That works out to 7.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jerry Alan Johnson Microsoft 19
2 Jason B. Bednarz 4
3 Peter D. Almen Summers Manufacturing Company 3
#4 Peter Konzak 2
#4 Gordon I. Overbo 2
#4 Alan G. Martin 2
#4 Cynthia M. Wiese-Martin 2
#4 David J. Sobolik Summers Manufacturing Company 2
#9 Garland L. Sagen 1
#9 Gerald M. Gilbertson 1
#9 Sonja S. Moen 1
#9 Merlyn V. Collette 1
#9 Paul C. Gutschmidt Summers Manufacturing Company 1
#9 Terry R. LaFreniere 1
#9 Myron W. Haugen 1
#9 Steven M Rinehardt 1
#9 Wayne G. Friese 1
#9 Allen E. Zander 1
#9 Edgar A. Lafreniere 1
#9 Frederick K. Rance 1
#9 Douglas C. Shereck Unknown 1
#9 Charles E. Volk Case Gmbh 1
#9 Harvey L. Nordin 1
#9 Vicki L. Oehlke 1
#9 Gregory L. Davidson Summers Manufacturing Company 1
#9 Kristie Gerrells 1
#9 Gary M. Roesler 1
#9 Renee J. French 1

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