Top Inventors in Hugo, MN | Patent Leaderboard

Hugo, MN ranks #3,407 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 875 patents from 152 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hugo, MN include Medtronic, Honeywell, Cellresin Technologies. That works out to 55.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 152 inventors

Rank	Inventor	Primary Company	Patents
1	John E. Kast	Medtronic	75
2	Tom Plocher	Honeywell	48
3	Neil J. Beaverson	Cellresin Technologies	39
#4	Richard J. O'Brien	Medtronic	36
#5	Francis L. Richter	—	29
#6	Gary E. LaBelle	Eastman Kodak	26
#6	Lyle H. Rogalla	Carlson Pet Products	26
#6	Mark D. Weigel	3M	26
#9	John T. Pugaczewski	—	24
#10	Jennifer L. Trice	3M	21
#10	Thomas A. Plocher	Honeywell	21
#12	Taun L. McKenzie	3M	19
#13	Charles N. DeVore	3M	17
#13	Eric Adair	3M	17
#13	Bryon J. Cronk	3M	17
#16	Daniel Thomas Nowlan	Elc Management	16
#16	Patrick Willoughby	Cardiac Pacemakers	16
#16	David J. Hicke	Polaris Industries	16
#19	Craig A. Martin	American Cyanamid	14
#19	Nader Kameli	Neurocardiac Innovations	14
#21	Cathleen A. Bergin	Medtronic	13
#22	Patrick H. Kilawee	—	11
#23	Daryl J. Kress	Unisys	10
#23	Mark Hudoba	Andersen	10
#23	Willard D. Sykes	—	10
#26	Joseph J. Krawczyk	Service Ideas	9
#26	Jaime B. Willoughby	3M	9
#26	Delony L. Langer-Anderson	3M	9
#29	Alioune Thiam	Veritas Technologies	8
#29	James A. Thielen	3M	8
#31	Charles R. Kleissler	3M	7
#31	Bruce W. White	Ecolab Usa	7
#31	Thomas K. Austin	Unisys	7
#31	Michael Curley Krzoska	Appleton Papers	7
#31	Sarah L. Olson	Unknown	7
#36	Erik Davis	Cisco	6
#36	Ralph W. Lauzze, III	Polaris Industries	6
#38	Matthew Gangl	J & K Ip Assets	5
#38	Jeffrey M. Maher	Polaris Industries	5
#38	Paul E. Rajtar	3M	5
#38	Austin L. Houkom	Polaris Industries	5
#38	Richard D. Williamson	The Marley-Wylain	5
#43	James D. Ramacier	3M	4
#43	Erik M. Anderson	3M	4
#43	Jerry Hammer	Specialty Manufacturing	4
#43	John R. Cheney	3M	4
#43	John F. Fairchild	3M	4
#43	Larry R. Boughten	3M	4
#43	Gerhardt H. Pareigat	3M	4
#43	Scott A. Neamy	3M	4

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