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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hudson, WI ranks #1,024 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,314 patents from 466 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hudson, WI include Commscope Technologies, Ingevity South Carolina, Medtronic. That works out to 224.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 466 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael James Ott Commscope Technologies 104
2 James R. Miller Ingevity South Carolina 97
3 Scott E. Jahns Medtronic 68
#4 Dennis L. Krueger 3M 67
#5 James R. Mujwid Boston Scientific Scimed 64
#6 Lester O. Stener Medtronic 55
#7 David R. Holm 3M 53
#7 Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous 3M 53
#9 Barry W. Robole 3M 52
#10 Robert A. Asmus 3M 51
#11 Stephen M. Sanocki 3M 47
#11 Larry L. Johnson Sprint Communications 47
#13 Richard Lindahl Ericsson 43
#14 William J. Kopecky 3M 42
#15 Matthew H. Rust Antares Pharma 38
#16 Duane Fier Andersen 34
#16 David D. Plummer Andersen 34
#16 Robert C. Carlson, Jr. The Siemon 34
#19 Kevin W. Gotrik 3M 33
#19 David M. Castiglione 3M 33
#19 Joel William Hoehn Seagate Technology 33
#22 Michael J. Annen 3M 32
#22 Robin Berg Xerxes 32
#24 George F. Vesley 3M 31
#24 David C. Roeker 3M 31
#26 Mark Wright Ford 30
#27 Robert J. Maki 3M 29
#28 Thomas E. Dewey NVIDIA 28
#28 Greggory S. Bennett 3M 28
#30 Stewart E. Erickson The Agricultural Gas Company 27
#31 John D. Stelter 3M 25
#31 Justin M. Johnson 3M 25
#33 Laszlo Trent Farago Boston Scientific Scimed 24
#33 Douglas C. Sundet 3M 24
#33 Michael J. Renn Optomec Design 24
#36 Jason A. Chesley 3M 23
#36 Jeffrey S. Roberts Harvest Tec 23
#38 Michael C. Martin 3M 22
#38 James I. Bartels Honeywell 22
#38 Curtis L. Larson 3M 22
#41 Wesley A. Raider 3M 21
#41 Bryan C. Feisel 3M 21
#43 Glen O. Gregerson 3M 20
#43 Brian W. Ostlie 3M 20
#43 Larry S. Hebert 3M 20
#43 Joseph C. Dingeldein 3M 20
#47 James C. Novack 3M 18
#47 Jesse D. Miller 3M 18
#47 James R. Betz 3M 18
#47 James C. Guhl Andersen 18

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