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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ellsworth, WI ranks #12,824 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 136 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ellsworth, WI include Dow Agrosciences, Toray Plastics (America), Red Wing Shoe Company. That works out to 40.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert M. Benson Dow Agrosciences 18
2 Todd Sarnstrom Toray Plastics (America) 12
2 Roy Robert Smith, III Red Wing Shoe Company 12
#4 Peter Gunderson Seagate Technology 11
#5 James F. Poch 3M 10
#5 Dean S. Holmes 3M 10
#7 Farhad Kosari Mayo Foundation 8
#8 Mikel Huppert 7
#9 Jason Dallas Red Wing Shoe Company 6
#10 Christina Ann Rathman Fsi International 5
#10 Dennis Bowen The Smead Manufacturing 5
#12 Angie M. Olson 3M 4
#12 Gregory L. Zwaldo 3M 4
#14 Brandon G. Boe 3
#15 Corey D. Voelker 3M 2
#15 Nicholas Scott Huppert 2
#15 Raymond H. Huppert Unknown 2
#15 Colter A. Marcks Donaldson Company 2
#19 Mary E. Ayala Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 1
#19 Jerry J. Huebner 1
#19 Forrest A. Johnsen 3M 1
#19 Todd Richard Samstrom Magma Flooring 1
#19 Mark J. Bushinski 1
#19 Dominic L. Fedie 3M 1
#19 Deborah L. Harrington Gerber Products 1
#19 Scott Hoefs 1
#19 Collin LaFave Reconrobotics 1
#19 Richard D. Fink 1
#19 Logan CIPALA 1
#19 William M. Poor 1
#19 Lee C. Kinney 1

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