Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fargo, ND ranks #1,106 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,064 patents from 650 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fargo, ND include John Deere, Chf Solutions, Union Carbide. That works out to 24.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 650 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Noel W. Anderson John Deere 256
2 John O'Mahony Chf Solutions 88
3 Louis M. Maresca Union Carbide 67
#4 Nadia Nikolayevna Krasheninnik Pioneer (Corteva) 65
#5 Long Wu John Deere 63
#6 Ruinan Xie Ndsu Research Foundation 51
#7 Dean C. Webster Ndsu Research Foundation 50
#8 Scott C. Johnson True Seating Concepts 46
#9 Joel A. Jorgenson Bwr Innovations 36
#9 Ryan Patrick Simmers 3M 36
#11 Nadejda N. Krasheninnik Pioneer (Corteva) 35
#12 Brian B. Brasch Prx Performance 33
#13 S. Peter Pappas Kodak Polychrome Graphics Company 32
#14 Jay M. Larson Eaton 30
#15 Steven P. Anonsen Microsoft 29
#16 Michael A. Leach IBM 23
#16 Christopher Young Broadcom 23
#18 Christopher J. Schmit John Deere 22
#18 Thomas J. Roan John Deere 22
#20 Robert Wagner Carefree/Scott Fetzer 21
#21 Russell A. Brown Oracle 20
#21 Paul D. Johnson Black & Decker 20
#21 Philip Boudjouk Ndsu Research Foundation 20
#21 Bradley John Meyer John Deere 20
#21 Thomas G. Lykken Case Gmbh 20
#26 Jon Thomas Jacobson John Deere 19
#27 Neal D. Clements John Deere 18
#28 Bradley R. Thurow Appareo Systems 17
#29 Karl-Heinz O. Mertins John Deere 16
#30 Val Marinov Kulicke & Soffa Netherlands B.V. 15
#30 Kevin L. Brekkestran J. I. Case 15
#32 Tianjun Fu John Deere 14
#32 Donald C. Gates Expertek 14
#32 Raymond L. Larson Bmr Investments 14
#32 Erik S. Hopperstad Prx Performance 14
#32 Marshall T. Bremer Intel 14
#32 Michael Enz Exten Technologies 14
#32 Carl W. Gilbert Enzon 14
#39 Joshua N. Gelinske Appareo Systems 13
#39 Steven R. Wagner Prx Performance 13
#39 Kevin P. Cowles John Deere 13
#39 Mark D. Schmaltz John Deere 13
#39 Paul R. Bramel Microsoft 13
#44 Brian M. Morlock Packet Digital 12
#44 Christopher L. Young Clark Equipment 12
#44 Garrett A. Iverson Prx Performance 12
#44 Kent D. Wanner John Deere 12
#44 Kory W. Weckman IBM 12
#44 Dan G. Dimitriu Kci Licensing 12
#44 Michael Hofer Hanon Systems Efp Deutschland Gmbh 12

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