Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Northfield, MN ranks #3,381 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 882 patents from 168 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Northfield, MN include Monsanto Technology, Leeo, Sage Electrochromics. That works out to 42.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 168 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Scott A. Bergemann Monsanto Technology 114
2 Andrew G. Stevens Leeo 53
3 Bryan D. Greer Sage Electrochromics 41
#4 Julian P. Trangsrud Royal Concrete Pipe 30
#4 Scott Kelly Syngenta Participations Ag 30
#6 Gary Robert Ebling Retail Design Services 20
#6 James Pokorney Duke University 20
#8 Dean William Christensen Pioneer (Corteva) 19
#9 Zachary King Monsanto Technology 17
#9 Edwin J. Luetzow Mtr Holdings 17
#9 Larry Betcher Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 17
#9 John M. Larson Avolare 2 17
#9 John Robert Ebling Retail Design Services 17
#9 Michael Strobel Pharmaceutical Solutions 17
#15 Douglas Glenn John Weir Sage Electrochromics 16
#15 Jackie R. Gust The Toro 16
#17 Neil L. Sbar Sage Electrochromics 13
#17 Dennis C. Anderson National Polymers 13
#19 Donald W. Hanson Lake Region Manufacturing 12
#19 Blake Howald Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre Gmbh 12
#19 Thomas K. Bricko The Toro 12
#22 John L. Battiste 3M 11
#23 Richard L. Swisher Sheldahl 10
#24 Clifford L. Taylor Viratec Thin Films 9
#25 Benjamin A. Street The Toro 8
#26 Martin P. Greenhall Albright & Wilson Limited 7
#26 Christopher J. Ludewig Calamp 7
#26 Bruce D. Olson Flextronics Ap 7
#26 Rick Pfahl Freeman Seagate Technology 7
#26 Steven E. Wheeler Seagate Technology 7
#31 Alan Erickson Post Consumer Brands 6
#31 Keith L. Casson Sheldahl 6
#31 Gary Davidson International Engine Intellectual Property Company 6
#34 Gregg S. Nelson Wenger 5
#34 Douglas Wornson Litesentry 5
#34 Herbert J. Fick The Bergquist 5
#34 Marion Tibesar Sheldahl 5
#34 Peter Bocek Sage Electrochromics 5
#34 Mark J. Zach 3M 5
#40 Adrian Lund Monsanto Technology 4
#40 William E. McIntosh The Bergquist 4
#40 Doug Pelleymounter Advanced Energy Industries 4
#40 Daniel Lagro Living Greens Farm 4
#40 James Zell 4
#40 Christopher Perry Syngenta Participations Ag 4
#40 John Tracy Alcan International Limited 4
#40 Andrew Berglund 4
#40 Jeffrey J. Solberg Everest Media 4
#40 William E. Palmquist Cabg Medical 4
#50 Gary Singer Seagate Technology 3

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