Nowthen, MN ranks #16,950 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 87 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nowthen, MN include Gyrus Acmi, Polaris Industries, Honeywell. That works out to 19.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan J. Windgassen | Gyrus Acmi | 28 |
| 2 | Benjamin S. Fuchs | Polaris Industries | 12 |
| 3 | Robert E. DeMers | Honeywell | 11 |
| #4 | Melissa Zuniga | Unknown | 6 |
| #5 | Lucas J. Hunt | 3M | 5 |
| #6 | Timothy O. Winters | Donaldson Company | 4 |
| #6 | Justin Werth | Target Brands | 4 |
| #8 | Kevin Alan Cyrus | — | 3 |
| #9 | Phil Lysdahl | Mate Precision Tooling | 2 |
| #9 | Chad Borchert | Xencor | 2 |
| #9 | Richard Joel FARIS | Can Technologies | 2 |
| #9 | Tyler A. Salminen | Graco Minnesota | 2 |
| #13 | Brandon D. Glissmeyer | Polaris Industries | 1 |
| #13 | Gordon James McCarty | Target Brands | 1 |
| #13 | Jason Bromen | Creganna Unlimited | 1 |
| #13 | Timothy Robert DeBruin | Minco Products | 1 |
| #13 | Matthew A. Loecken | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #13 | Matthew Stimpson | Indian Motorcycle International | 1 |
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