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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Jackson, MN ranks #11,820 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 155 patents from 48 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Jackson, MN include Bayer Materialscience Ag, Nanosurgery Technology, Agco. That works out to 46.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–48 of 48 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Meike Niesten Bayer Materialscience Ag 16
2 Mark Walter Nanosurgery Technology 15
3 Petrus Henricus Johannes Bouten Agco 12
#4 Brad Mohns 10
#5 John Kuphal Oshkosh 9
#6 Todd B. Snyder Agco 7
#6 Matthew Shaw Agco 7
#8 Evan Thomas Smith Agco 6
#9 Glen D. Kroese Agco 5
#9 Troy Schultz Qualcomm 5
#9 John Buschena Agco 5
#9 Kyle Chirpich Agco 5
#13 Joshua Peterson Agco 4
#13 Casey Steffensen Agco 4
#15 Chad Petersen Agco 3
#15 Orbert S. Smith Sims Deltec 3
#15 Chad Mohns 3
#18 Shawn M. Entriken Agco 2
#18 Brian Sorbe Topcon Positioning Systems 2
#18 Gerard Ring 2
#18 Terry Hummel Hughes Aircraft 2
#18 Mark Ronald Wohlhuter Agco 2
#23 Vijay W. Motebennur Agco 1
#23 Adam Thurmer Agco 1
#23 Eric Michels Agco 1
#23 Doug Deel 1
#23 Mike Schmit Agco 1
#23 Gene Shelhamer Agco 1
#23 Mark Jon Drenth Agco 1
#23 Steve Suebert Agco 1
#23 Kevin Mcilravy Agco 1
#23 Paul Hitzemann Agco 1
#23 Muhammad Chandasir Agco 1
#23 Nathan Felix Agco 1
#23 Alexander Quentin Susko Agco 1
#23 Matt Shaw Agco 1
#23 Floyd V. Olson 1
#23 Jason Darwin Sieve Agco 1
#23 Adam Joseph LeMay Agco 1
#23 Steven Henry Rogotzke Agco 1
#23 Earle G. Jackman Honeywell 1
#23 William G. Robison, deceased 1
#23 Douglas O. Deel 1
#23 John Buchena Agco 1
#23 Ronald F. Forman IBM 1
#23 John Pompa Agco 1
#23 Jared Anderson Agco 1
#23 Jeremy Jacobus Agco 1

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