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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Merrill, WI ranks #13,387 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 127 patents from 45 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Merrill, WI include Allen Ip, Incorporated, Sierra Pacific Industries, Cnh Industrial America. That works out to 13.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–45 of 45 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark A. Duginske Allen Ip, Incorporated 16
2 Scott D. Albrecht Sierra Pacific Industries 8
3 Shawn Paul Chadwick 7
3 David R. Natzke Cnh Industrial America 7
#5 Emery W. Jensen, Jr. 6
#5 Derek Krzanowski Salesforce 6
#7 Todd Frederick 5
#7 Christopher Paul Stogbauer Dap Products 5
#9 Benjamin D. Knospe Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 4
#9 Daniel Barz 4
#9 Bahram Omidfar Fmr 4
#9 Gregory T. Goetsch Amgen 4
#13 Pat S. Hinner Bank of America 3
#13 Michael Christopher Olson Salesforce 3
#13 David Dahl Greenheck Fan 3
#13 Matt Pellmann Husco Automotive Holdings 3
#13 Jeffrey P. Nelessen Regal Beloit America 3
#13 Paul Scuderi Microsoft 3
#19 Jerry Stevens Camco International 2
#19 Matt Beilke 2
#19 Brian J. Baldwin Abb Schweiz Ag 2
#19 Matthew Pellmann Husco Automotive Holdings 2
#19 John H. Guenther 2
#19 Benjamin Bostrom 2
#25 Alan Vilter 1
#25 Gordon P. Mitchell 1
#25 Daniel L. Frick 1
#25 Daniel D. Szulczewski 1
#25 David A. Kucirek 1
#25 David H. Scharbius 1
#25 Christopher R. Gnadt Bay View Industries 1
#25 Wayne L. Jahnke 1
#25 Michael L. Henkelman Rmt Limited 1
#25 William H. Bauman Bank of America 1
#25 Bertus O. Hout 1
#25 Andrew J. Nikolai 1
#25 Dale Grenda 1
#25 Marlena Stepanauskas, deceased 1
#25 Ralph E. Rathke 1
#25 Patrick J. Schibline Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corportion 1
#25 Jeffrey Allen Schellhorn 1
#25 Lance R. Nienow 1
#25 Kyle Rothmeyer Greenheck Fan 1
#25 Ben Knospe 1
#25 Jeffrey T Stevens Unknown 1

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