Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Eagan, MN ranks #662 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,083 patents from 891 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eagan, MN include Seagate Technology, 3M, Interrad Medical. That works out to 73.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 891 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael C. Kautzky Seagate Technology 136
2 George W. Griesgraber 3M 115
3 Michael S. Rosenberg Interrad Medical 109
#4 Craig L. Schmidt Medtronic 90
#5 Kimberly A. Anderson Ams Research 71
#6 Peter Dietz Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 60
#6 Bernard S. Fritz Honeywell 60
#8 Gerald E. Mueller 3M 48
#9 Billy L. Weaver 3M 46
#10 Thomas Miller Donaldson Company 45
#11 Joseph E. Bange Cardiac Pacemakers 41
#12 Kristofer J. James Cardiac Pacemakers 39
#12 Nicholas A. Lee 3M 39
#14 Timothy A. Gutzmann 38
#15 Brian L. Uhlhorn Lockheed Martin 32
#15 David W. Kelly Agere Systems 32
#17 Daniel K. Boche 31
#17 Mark D. Gehlsen 3M 31
#19 Mark D. Leasure Thermo King 30
#19 Scott Nelson Joovv 30
#19 Mark Fritsche Skyline Displays 30
#19 Richard A. Keeney Electronics For Imaging 30
#23 Alan Webb Webb Business Promotions 28
#23 Ishmael Bentley Anulex Technologies 28
#23 Thomas R. Mohs Ecolab Usa 28
#23 Thomas P. Hedblom 3M 28
#27 Vladimir Kladnitsky Donaldson Company 27
#27 Ernest G. Kohlwey Qlogic 27
#27 Lloyd G. Wass Unknown 27
#27 David J. Mayne Resolution Products 27
#27 Darryl E. Barnes Mayo Foundation 27
#27 Michael J. Fort Adc Telecommunications 27
#33 Scott Eugene Olson Seagate Technology 26
#33 Joseph T. Pesik Rosemount Aerospace 26
#33 James M. Plasek Unisys 26
#33 Kevin J. Thorson Lockheed Martin 26
#33 Thor A. Olson Electronics For Imaging 26
#38 Karl K. Stensvad 3M 25
#38 Jonathan Bennett Shute Cardiac Pacemakers 25
#38 Peter Voss Ecolab Usa 25
#41 Mark G. Gritter Tintri By Ddn 24
#41 Matthew K. Dunham Fargo Electronics 24
#41 Kurt J. Casby Medtronic 24
#44 William B. Black 3M 23
#45 Richard A. Strom Seagate Technology 22
#45 Donna W. Bange 3M 22
#47 Scott Wigen Rosemount Aerospace 21
#47 Susan Marie Waters Breathablebaby 21
#47 Dale Richard Waters Breathablebaby 21
#47 Steven P. Trebesch Adc Telecommunications 21

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