Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

New Hope, MN ranks #3,212 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 939 patents from 184 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in New Hope, MN include onsemi, Coloplast A/S, Scimed Life Systems. That works out to 42.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 184 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas A. Anderson onsemi 49
2 Mark A. Moschel Coloplast A/S 30
3 Steven P. Mertens Scimed Life Systems 27
3 Alex K. Poniatowski Target Brands 27
#5 Gary L. Hendrickson Scimed Life Systems 24
#5 Dennis D. Elsberry Medtronic 24
#5 John McGuire Sleep Number 24
#8 Roy L. Testerman Medtronic 22
#9 Kenneth D. Rebers 3M 19
#10 Juliana E. Pronovici Medtronic 18
#11 Norman Alan Greenberg Google 15
#11 Mark Harless Rudolph Technologies 15
#11 Rongsheng Ruan University of Minnesota 15
#14 Robert W. Davis 13
#14 Brian Scovil Scimed Life Systems 13
#16 Richard O. Benham General Mills 12
#16 Marc P. Bevacco Cherne Industries Incorporated 12
#18 Lori A. Dicks Honeywell 11
#18 Wayne Godfrey Stanford University 11
#18 James E. Riekels Medtronic 11
#18 Joseph A. Kronstedt Boston Scientific Scimed 11
#18 Stephen L. Serber Honeywell 11
#18 Steven B. Slade Seagate Technology 11
#24 Frank Kotula Microvena 10
#25 James J. Handzel Graco 9
#25 Ryan Sonnek Betterup 9
#25 Curtis L. Karl Hydromer 9
#25 James R. Pray Scimed Life Systems 9
#25 Wilford E. Martwick Honeywell 9
#25 Vance L. Kohl The Manitowoc Company 9
#25 Zachary Peterson Lumas Polymers 9
#25 Cameron J. Henderson Griffin International Companies 9
#25 Duane G. Schroeder Kurt Manufacturing Company 9
#25 Merrill J. Hansen Smart Packaging 9
#25 Steven George Dorfe Cardiocom 9
#36 Scott Kackman 8
#36 Joel J. Bodin Honeywell 8
#36 David J. Wunderlin Honeywell 8
#36 David J. Ruha Warner Manufacturing 8
#36 Joel Stanslaski Scimed Life Systems 8
#36 Alan Coombes Biotronik Mess-Und Therapiegerate 8
#36 Phillip Goebel GE 8
#43 Diego Jasso Sharkninja Operating 7
#43 Shiva P. Moosai Ams Research 7
#43 Jonathan A. Anim-Addo 3M 7
#43 Kara M. Hobart General Mills 7
#43 James A. Kuemper The Toro 7
#43 Cory J. Hanscom Innovative Gaming Corporation Of America 7
#43 Lori Dunaway Honeywell 7
#43 Randall Dodson Boston Scientific Scimed 7

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