Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Minnetrista, MN ranks #4,953 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 540 patents from 73 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Minnetrista, MN include Medtronic, Target Brands, Advanced Cardiovascular Systems. That works out to 65.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 73 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Timothy R. Ryan Medtronic 89
2 William Y. Stafford Target Brands 67
3 William S. Tremulis Advanced Cardiovascular Systems 54
#4 Richard J. Christoph Indian Motorcycle International 22
#4 Victor T. Chen Cardiac Pacemakers 22
#6 Roger Roisen 20
#7 Randal J. Monforton General Mills 19
#8 Keith Hochhalter Tolomatic 16
#8 Bernhard Arnar Pacesetter 16
#10 Gregory Delmain Allegro Microsystems 15
#11 Christopher M. Banick Hlt 14
#11 Anthony D. Ferguson Fisher-Rosemount Systems 14
#13 Grant Lodden Honeywell 13
#14 Brian Thomas Dahl Starkey Laboratories 12
#15 Ryan O'CONNOR Api Intellectual Property Holdings 11
#15 Darryl T. Wrolson Acist Medical Systems 11
#17 Jeffrey D. Pugh Smart Packaging 8
#17 Andrew Peter Vechart Honeywell 8
#19 Matthew Pike Webasto Se 7
#19 Norman L. Domholt Npc Robotics 7
#19 Justin D. Zenanko Synerfuse 7
#22 James Hansen Rock-Tenn 5
#23 Jarmo Kumpula 4
#23 Michael Garrod Chromatic 3D Materials 4
#23 Robert J. Herman Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 4
#26 Troy D. Kendrick Polaris Industries 3
#26 Mike R. Greene 3
#26 Steven R. Dakolios Federal Package Network 3
#29 Anthony Todd Hessburg Unknown 2
#29 Mike Meyer Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#29 Gerald W. Wigen 2
#29 Roman York Marjamaa Banner Engineering 2
#29 Dustin Kasel 2
#29 Stephen L. Hosmer Caterpillar 2
#29 Richard Rosenlund Control Products 2
#29 Brent Johnski Daikin Applied Americas 2
#29 Jeremy J. Schmitz Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh 2
#29 John Borowicz 2
#29 Raymond P. Hedelson Newterra Corporation 2
#29 James H. Hughes, IV Bicc Public Limited 2
#29 Zachary SHEAR 2
#29 Milissa Nelson 2
#29 Kevin Christ 2
#29 Thomas Huffman 2
#29 Arend J. Turner Commscope Technologies 2
#46 Matthew James Jarchow 1
#46 Jack Klingert Digital Biometrics 1
#46 Janet L. Gatehouse 1
#46 Kenneth R. Erlandson 1
#46 Donald L. Minge Loram Maintenance Of Way 1

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