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Hastings, MN All Time

1,041 patents  ·  173 inventors  ·  47.0/1k pop.

Ranked #2,932 of 112,640 cities Top 3%

Hastings, MN ranks #2,932 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,041 patents from 173 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hastings, MN include Ebert Composites, 3M, Graco Minnesota. That works out to 47.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 173 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David W. Johnson Ebert Composites 108
2 Hassan Sahouani 3M 53
3 Karl Fritze 3M 49
#4 Michael A. Yandrasits 3M 47
#5 Joseph E. Tix Graco Minnesota 45
#6 Russell E. Blette 3M 35
#7 Donald L. Pochardt 3M 24
#8 Thomas Kirk AT&T 23
#9 Susannah C. Clear 3M 21
#9 Matthew J. Blackford 3M 21
#11 Thomas W. Holmquist-Brown 3M 18
#12 Duane Christensen The Smead Manufacturing 17
#13 Joy G. Herdt — 16
#13 Jerry D. Hoyt — 16
#13 Marvin J. Halfen The Smead Manufacturing 16
#16 Raymond Menard Royal Thoughts 15
#17 Jean Pierre Menard Aurora Systems 14
#17 George W. Miller US Air Force 14
#19 Steven Charles Black The Smead Manufacturing 13
#20 David J. Gilbertson The Smead Manufacturing 12
#20 George E. Miller, Jr. Butler Manufacturing 12
#20 Gregory E. Gilligan 3M 12
#20 Dustin Zastera Donaldson Company 12
#24 Brett A. Behnke 3M 11
#24 Richard D. Keller Hi-Fold Door 11
#26 Daniel Seleski The Smead Manufacturing 10
#26 David J. Rother Rimage 10
#26 David Keith Fowler IBM 10
#26 Rick G. Miller D B Industries 10
#30 Raymond L. Lucking 3M 9
#30 Clyde A. Bailey — 9
#30 James John Curtis Russell Supreme Committee For Delivery & Legacy 9
#30 Wayne J. Beissel H.D. Hudson Manufacturing 9
#30 Thomas R. Benson Digital Equipment 9
#35 James T. Kirk Agere Systems 8
#35 Thomas E. Boettcher 3M 8
#35 Jeremy A. Fohrenkamm The Toro 8
#35 William J. Feil, III 3M 8
#39 Deborah J. Eilers 3M 7
#39 Robert Wimmer Agere Systems 7
#39 Tania M. Schroeder Boston Scientific Scimed 7
#42 Marc Chorney Rockland Flooring 6
#42 Michael T. Weiss 3M 6
#42 Vincent P. Teuber 3M 6
#42 Joseph J. Stoffel 3M 6
#46 Barry Childs Vomela Specialty 5
#46 Gary Becker Ecolab Usa 5
#46 Richard D. Patton Lawson Software 5
#46 David Fasbender The Smead Manufacturing 5
#46 Anthony L. Tischler Adc Telecommunications 5

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