Independence, MN ranks #11,767 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 156 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Independence, MN include Rohm And Haas, Apple, Intel. That works out to 41.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Robert Larson | Rohm And Haas | 27 |
| 2 | Casey Carlson | Apple | 26 |
| 3 | Daniel C. Middleton | Intel | 15 |
| #4 | Jeffrey S. Sather | Micron | 14 |
| #5 | David Lieberman | Keystone Integrations | 13 |
| #5 | Donovan L. Fredrickson | Polaris Industries | 13 |
| #7 | James F. Buck | Mardil | 9 |
| #8 | Mark C. Kraus | Greatbatch | 6 |
| #9 | Scott Engle | Infocus | 5 |
| #10 | Dudley Bartholow | — | 4 |
| #11 | James M. Wehmann | Digital River | 3 |
| #11 | James S. Brophy | S&P Ingredient Development | 3 |
| #11 | Timothy Zeigler | Wagner Spray Tech | 3 |
| #11 | Gary L. Lubben | Medtronic | 3 |
| #15 | Michael A. Desutter | — | 2 |
| #15 | Randee L. Kyrola | Spx | 2 |
| #15 | Joel J. Christiansen | — | 2 |
| #18 | Kristin Gardella | — | 1 |
| #18 | Ronald J. Prekker | Rupp Industries | 1 |
| #18 | Timothy W. Ziegler | Wagner Spray Tech | 1 |
| #18 | Anthony P. Uttley | Honeywell | 1 |
| #18 | Steve Horner | Fisher Controls International | 1 |
| #18 | Linda Brophy | — | 1 |
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