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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Minster, OH ranks #9,339 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 220 patents from 67 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Minster, OH include The Minster Machine, Crown Equipment, Midmark. That works out to 72.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel Schoch The Minster Machine 37
2 Nicholas J. Sherman Crown Equipment 14
3 David P. Hosey Midmark 8
3 Raymond A. Bergman 8
#5 Anthony D. Enneking Machine Concepts 7
#6 Andrew Hogenkamp Stolle Machinery Company 5
#6 Austin Michael FISCHER Cilag Gmbh International 5
#6 John C. Eiting Unknown 5
#6 W. Craig Brewer The Minster Machine 5
#6 Steven Thomas DIRCKSEN Lamiflex Ab 5
#6 Brian A. Watercutter The Minster Machine 5
#6 Matthew A. Linn Contitech Transportbandsysteme Gmbh 5
#6 John H. Oldiges Midmark 5
#14 Kenneth Paul Wolters Midmark 4
#14 Charles H. Dickman The Minster Machine 4
#14 Donald J. Hemmelgarn The Minster Machine 4
#14 Mark Phlipot Honda Motor Co. 4
#18 Ronald F. Fortman Blueprint Holding B.V. 3
#18 Craig A. Brewer Resvent Medical Technology Co. 3
#18 Charles A. Clune Midmark 3
#18 Lee M. Wente Crown Equipment 3
#18 Chris Heid Machine Concepts 3
#18 Kurt A. Hilgefort Crown Equipment 3
#18 Matthew P. Ranly Crown Equipment 3
#18 Tony Enneking Machine Concepts 3
#18 Deborah Monnin Emerson Climate Technologies 3
#18 Daniel L. Sherman Crown Equipment 3
#18 Vernon E. Busse The Minster Machine 3
#18 Michael D. McClurg, Jr. Six Continents Hotels 3
#18 William C. Brewer The Minster Machine 3
#18 Michael J. Olding The Minster Machine 3
#32 Mitch J. Holdgreve Honda Of America Mfg. 2
#32 Kurt A. Bohman The Minster Machine 2
#32 Brad Eshleman Honda Motor Co. 2
#32 Jeffry D. Dues Crown Equipment 2
#32 Brad Heitkamp Honda Motor Co. 2
#32 Tim Hider Honda Motor Co. 2
#32 David J. Obringer Crown Equipment 2
#32 Daniel P. Ranly Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical 2
#32 John Eiting Machine Concepts 2
#32 Charles W Acord 2
#32 Bryan Pax The Minster Machine 2
#32 Bryan Lee Schoenlein Stolle Machinery Company 2
#44 Lawrence G. Noll Dresser Industries 1
#44 Robert L. Schmiesing 1
#44 Doug Ruhenkamp Honda Motor Co. 1
#44 Sam Dircksen Lamiflex Ab 1
#44 Gregory J. Meiring Crown Equipment 1
#44 Danny L. Dunlap Crown Equipment 1
#44 David Osterloh 1

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