Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Monticello, MN ranks #4,963 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 539 patents from 109 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Monticello, MN include Medtronic, Zimmer Spine, Boston Scientific Scimed. That works out to 37.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 109 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark T. Rise Medtronic 65
2 Robert Garryl Hudgins Zimmer Spine 31
3 Burns P. Doran Boston Scientific Scimed 26
#4 William J. Cruzen Clearfield 23
#4 Kristopher Henry Vietmeier 23
#6 Gregory LaVallee Donaldson Company 22
#7 Robert L. Esse Boveda 18
#8 Eric R. Lovegren Rosemount 17
#9 Patrick E. Allen General Mills 15
#9 Douglas Scott Wahnschaffe Gyrus Medical Limited 15
#11 Timothy J. Kesti Fluke 14
#12 Bruce E. Kallevig Trimark 13
#12 Stanley A. Nordin Scimed Life Systems 13
#14 Alison Robeck Wilson Wolf Manufacturing 11
#15 Scott Smith Pacesetter 10
#16 Bradley Barger Suburban Manufacturing 8
#17 Robert Scot Thomas Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 7
#17 William J. Seefeldt Electro Industries 7
#17 Vincent Hackenmueller Stereotaxis 7
#17 Dustin Ericson Suburban Manufacturing 7
#17 Bruce E. Herrala Polaris Industries 7
#22 James Donoho Entegris 6
#22 John R. Bondhus Bondhus 6
#22 Larry A. Schleif 3M 6
#25 Kirk Kjellberg Ideal Conceal 5
#25 Jeffrey Ray Zierdt 5
#25 Jarrod C. Drexler Graco Minnesota 5
#25 Bruce D. Larson General Mills 5
#29 Jason P. Iverson Graco Minnesota 4
#29 Anthony Hamline Tennant 4
#29 James G. Sidla Garlock Equipment 4
#29 Willard J. Murphy 4
#33 Michael Edward Frencl Philips Plastics 3
#33 Dennis W. Van Dover H.B. Fuller 3
#33 Thomas Gerold 3
#33 W. Craig Can Technologies 3
#33 Thomas J. Brion 3
#33 William D. Saville American Medical Systems 3
#33 Erik John Sundine 3
#33 Donald R. Nicolai 3
#33 John A. Peach 3
#33 Greg Anderson K2M 3
#33 Barry Hart AbbVie 3
#33 Robert R. Rowe Medtronic 3
#33 Derek K. Huhn Caterpillar 3
#33 Brett C. Holker Tolomatic 3
#33 Reggie Roth Boston Scientific Scimed 3
#33 Andrew J. Furman The University Of Birmingham 3
#49 Quincy A. Kesti Graco Minnesota 2
#49 Sharon Saukkola Suburban Manufacturing 2

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