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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mapleton, MN ranks #13,130 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 131 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mapleton, MN include Oshkosh, Johnson Outdoors, Itron. That works out to 76.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Cody D. Clifton Oshkosh 90
2 Steven J. Knight Johnson Outdoors 19
3 Ronald P. Hansen Johnson Outdoors 12
#4 Kenneth Charles Rigdon Itron 4
#5 Lucas Keller Rivian Ip Holdings 3
#6 Donald Verkuylen 2
#7 Ken Rigdon Itron 1

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