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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hankinson, ND ranks #10,189 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 195 patents from 69 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hankinson, ND include Imation, Appareo Systems, Valent Biosciences. That works out to 211.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 69 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dean E. Sitz Imation 19
2 Robert V. Weinmann Appareo Systems 12
3 Michael Schroeder Valent Biosciences 11
#4 John Robinson Masonite 10
#5 James L. Albrecht Imation 9
#6 Joseph A. St. Aubin Clark Equipment 8
#7 Charles H. Krause Clark Equipment 7
#8 Richard Ames RTX (Raytheon) 6
#9 Matthew J. Schaenzer Intel 5
#9 Joseph P. Keller 3M 5
#11 Steven J. Fisher 3M 4
#11 Curtis G. LeNoue 3M 4
#11 Saurin J. Shah 3M 4
#11 Steven J. Fischer 3M 4
#11 Arnold G. Althoff Unknown 4
#16 Navnit C. Patel 3M 3
#16 Jason Hanzlik Imation 3
#16 Chad R. Haugen Wcco Belting 3
#16 Lee M. Langseth Imation 3
#16 Thiruppathy Srinivasan 3M 3
#16 Timothy W. Lunneborg 3
#22 Lawrence F. Bernard Agco-Amity Jv 2
#22 Paul G. Dimmer 2
#22 Mark R. Nyberg 3M 2
#22 Vineet Saxena Wcco Belting 2
#22 Arnel William Onchuck 2
#22 Carter J. Hansen Imation 2
#22 Hartley Ellingson Frontier Cooperative 2
#22 Zachary Madsen Renalsense 2
#22 Zach Kosienski Contitech Transportbandsysteme Gmbh 2
#22 Craig D. Lingwall Imation 2
#22 Loryn D. Klumper Imation 2
#22 Jerome V. Gagnier 3M 2
#22 Gregg C. Hagen Imation 2
#22 Viet Nam Tran 3M 2
#22 Arnold A. Pankow 2
#22 Brady J. Bertsch Clark Equipment 2
#22 Alan L. Redman Agco-Amity Jv 2
#39 Alden Bevre 1
#39 Carter Pedersen Wcco Belting 1
#39 Paul G. Syring 1
#39 Clair W. Hudsonl 1
#39 Edward F. Shorma 1
#39 Richard E. Shorma 1
#39 Lloyd W. Norman U & I 1
#39 Gene D. Ponto 1
#39 Paul R. Gorder 1
#39 Martin J. Gagelin Lear Siegler 1
#39 Marlin L. Hutmaker 1
#39 Jack E. Ferris 1

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