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Mankato, MN All Time

722 patents  ·  164 inventors  ·  16.2/1k pop.

Ranked #3,981 of 112,640 cities Top 4%

Mankato, MN ranks #3,981 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 722 patents from 164 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mankato, MN include Pioneer (Corteva), Gs Cleantech, Magic Leap. That works out to 16.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 164 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Todd Elliott Piper Pioneer (Corteva) 128
2 Julia Xiuling Zhang Pioneer (Corteva) 65
3 Candida Braga Cabral Pioneer (Corteva) 39
#4 Michael J. Riebel Gs Cleantech 34
#5 Michael Robert Johnson Magic Leap 30
#6 Darrel A. Bernloehr Johnson Outdoors 20
#7 Thomas K. Hiniker Hiniker 13
#8 Shawn Showcatally Itron 12
#9 David Robert Lundberg Clear With Computers 10
#9 Gregory Paul Beamer Johnson Outdoors 10
#9 Nicholas J. Teigland Nifty Home Products 10
#12 Gregory L. Hendrickson Microsoft 9
#12 Gary R. Jernberg Unknown 9
#12 Gary Lesley — 9
#12 Milton Riebel Biovation 9
#12 Richard W. Steinberg Hiniker 9
#12 Dale E. Simonson Johnson Outdoors 9
#18 Mark Thomson Motorola 8
#18 Collin Lamkey Pioneer (Corteva) 8
#18 Dale Arthur Mehr Clear With Computers 8
#21 Mark Hamilton Broman Thin Film Technology 7
#22 Ralph E. Lovelace — 6
#23 Ronald J. Orchard GE 5
#23 Lane H. Gravley Travel Tags 5
#23 Emily Combs Ziemke Pioneer (Corteva) 5
#26 Daniel S. Karvonen Precis 4
#26 Lee A. Bohrer — 4
#26 Gerald W. Hoppe — 4
#26 Chad M. Ratcliff Travel Tags 4
#26 Dennis K. Siemer Unknown 4
#26 Louis A. Schwartzkopf Iowa State University 4
#26 Bradley P. RADICHEL Condux International 4
#26 Matthew D. Kuster — 4
#26 Donald L. Gerrish Coloplast A/S 4
#26 Jon Promersberger Condux International 4
#26 Ralph Ireland — 4
#26 S. David Tofte Micro-Trak Systems 4
#26 Eric L. Cope Condux International 4
#39 Elliott Adam Nelson Itron 3
#39 Mark S. Klammer Johnson Fishing 3
#39 Creighton R. Thompson Hoffman Enclosures 3
#39 David S. Tofte Micro-Trak Systems 3
#39 David E. Ewel Eaton 3
#39 Corey J. Seppmann — 3
#39 Bradley Jay Willodson Unknown 3
#39 Thomas Breitenfeldt Itron 3
#39 Lester M. Packham — 3
#39 Darrel A. Holtz GE 3
#49 John Nicholas Lindberg Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 2
#49 Franklin Wille — 2

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