Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Orr, MN ranks #6,014 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 416 patents from 94 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Orr, MN include Ford, Raymedica, Emprimus. That works out to 1971.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 94 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alvin Berger Ford 51
2 Charles D. Ray Raymedica 41
3 Frederick R. Faxvog Emprimus 29
#4 Floyd E. Buschbom Veda Incorporated 26
#5 Robert G. Hauser Atritech 22
#6 David M. Hill Microsoft 14
#7 James D. Van de Ven University of Minnesota 10
#8 Peter Christianson Mac 8
#9 Cole K. Farley Dri-Steem 7
#9 John M. Kapphahn 7
#9 Clinton E. Grove Niwot 7
#12 Frederick J. Keller, Jr. Carrier 6
#12 Cyril L. Ducharme 6
#12 Kim Lymn Target Brands 6
#12 George A. Kilgore Honeywell 6
#12 Michael E. Heutmaker Nordictrack 6
#12 Robert D. Grove Northstar Manufacturing Co. 6
#18 Albert L. Saari General Mills 5
#18 Thomas A. Wrobel Boston Scientific Scimed 5
#18 Henry E. Benson Uop 5
#18 Grant Wood Ademco 5
#18 John M. Zanetti 5
#18 Craig Riedl Clarus Medical Systems 5
#18 Anthony J. Faras University of Minnesota 5
#18 Keith N. Ravenscroft Birchwood Laboratories 5
#26 Thomas W. Good Tonka 4
#26 Douglas P. Kruhoeffer Unknown 4
#26 Kimberly J. Lymn Target Brands 4
#26 Kenneth W. Dunlap 4
#26 James Grabek Comedicus Incorporated 4
#31 DuWayne R. Cookman Borealis Technical Limited 3
#31 Richard D. Stevens Golden Valley Microwave Foods 3
#31 Douglas W. Hart Satellite Industries 3
#31 Charles Ringer US Air Force 3
#31 Jerome T. Paulson Veda Incorporated 3
#31 James Ahles 3
#31 Alex Peterson Honeywell 3
#31 Suk-Koo Kim Daewoo Electronics 3
#31 H. Eugene Hite, Jr. General Mills 3
#31 David J. Halverson Birchwood Laboratories 3
#31 David S. Willits Honeywell 3
#31 Joseph J. Lahti Bally Gaming 3
#43 Timothy J. Lundell 2
#43 Glen Nelson Medtronic 2
#43 Patricia C. Dickey 2
#43 Kelly G. Chandler 2
#43 Patrick J. Brickley Adc Telecommunications 2
#43 Riley T. Harlan 2
#43 William J. Kottemann 2
#43 Thomas L. Lundell 2

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