Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Litchfield, MN ranks #5,158 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 512 patents from 107 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Litchfield, MN include Honeywell, Adc Telecommunications, Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership. That works out to 77.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 107 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael L. Rhodes Honeywell 79
2 Brian L. Johnson Adc Telecommunications 47
3 John Schreier Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 35
#4 Russell L. Morris Teikoku Pharma Usa 32
#5 Donald J. McClure 3M 25
#6 Bradley R. Morisch Polaris Industries 20
#7 Patrick Madsen Antares Pharma 15
#8 John L. Schumann 13
#9 Larold L. Olson Imation 10
#10 Christopher W. Lougheed Clark Equipment 8
#10 Steven Edward Spear Tele Tracking Technologies 8
#12 Richard G. Johanneck 7
#12 Corey S. Hartmann 7
#14 Will Niskanen 6
#14 Rodney R. Amundson Medtronic 6
#14 Joel B. Michaletz 6
#14 Steven Richard Becker Custom Products Of Litchfield 6
#18 George John Chancellor Tsi Group Co. 5
#18 Steven R. Lagergren 5
#18 John Andrew Erickson Esurance Insurance Services 5
#18 Steve Spear Tele Tracking Technologies 5
#18 Dale L. Fredell 5
#18 Mia Carr 5
#18 Mark Alan Ziliak Polaris Industries 5
#25 David E. Marotte Clark Equipment 4
#25 David N. Demattia 4
#25 Eric Doering 4
#25 Duane A. Lundin 4
#25 Raymond D. Zachrison 3M 4
#25 Mitchell R. Dille Precision Planting 4
#25 Michael R. Jeseritz Forum Us 4
#32 Nathan D. Hulstein Clark Equipment 3
#32 Ted G. Merry Pako 3
#32 Robert A. Palme Spectrascience 3
#32 Matthew R. Kettner Clark Equipment 3
#32 Todd M. Eiken Dymedix 3
#32 Larry Olson 3
#32 Robert Johnson Nova-Tech Engineering 3
#32 Kyle Chas Bjorkman Intel 3
#40 Joseph C. Bauer 2
#40 Tim Michel 2
#40 Durwood Airhart 2
#40 Dale W. Frederickson The Pillsbury 2
#40 Lynn J. Anderson 2
#40 James S. Paul Honeywell 2
#40 Eugene A. Nothnagel Cornell Research Foundation 2
#40 Timothy J. Michel 2
#40 Michael L. Banken 2
#40 Craig A. Dullinger Club Car 2
#40 Kurt Dalquist Andersen 2

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