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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Greenfield, MN ranks #6,976 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 340 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Greenfield, MN include Boston Scientific Scimed, Ultra Pac, Medtronic. That works out to 117.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark L. Jenson Boston Scientific Scimed 113
2 Calvin S. Krupa Ultra Pac 57
3 Scott A. Sarkinen Medtronic 36
#4 Victor L. Schoenle Boston Scientific Scimed 26
#5 George Patras Medtronic 24
#6 Fred Wehling Amerilab Technologies 15
#7 Thomas J. Melnyk Valspar Sourcing 13
#8 Brian Rice Boveda 11
#9 Lance A. Freeseman Boston Scientific Scimed 7
#10 Kevin Pietsch Greatbatch 6
#11 Karen Haigh Honeywell 5
#11 Clayton Smith Cummins Power Generation 5
#13 Ken Merdan Boston Scientific Scimed 4
#14 Robert Driskill Surescripts 3
#15 Satu Pauliina Lee Apothecary Products 2
#15 Scott Staggert Circuit Check 2
#17 Mary Lee Olson Datacard 1
#17 Victor Schonele Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#17 Lucas Pahl 1
#17 Tom Melnyk Swimc 1
#17 Sandra Patras Creganna Unlimited 1
#17 Charles Paul Henry Seagate Technology 1
#17 Jennifer Ann Seward 1
#17 Mark L. Jensen Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#17 Greg A. STOKS Landscape Structures 1
#17 Jennifer Anne Seward 1
#17 Amanda Diane Flanders Microsoft 1

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