Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pine Island, MN ranks #3,071 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 990 patents from 75 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pine Island, MN include IBM, Oshkosh, Progressive Engineering Technologies. That works out to 262.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 75 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Eric L. Barsness IBM 350
2 Clinton T. Weckwerth Oshkosh 93
3 Gregory M. Nordstrom IBM 76
#4 Lance Bragstad IBM 46
#5 Daniel L. Hiebert IBM 28
#6 Bruce O. Anthony, Jr. IBM 26
#7 James D. Bielick IBM 24
#8 Eric B. Swenson IBM 21
#9 Keith D. Cramer IBM 19
#10 John W. Reed Progressive Engineering Technologies 17
#10 David L. Johnson Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 17
#12 Jeremy A. Schmoll 3M 14
#13 Nathaniel C. Anderson IBM 13
#14 Blair Plackner Colder Products 12
#15 Brian Schultz Mitsubishi Electric 11
#15 Harry Pongo Polaris Industries 11
#15 Samuel D. Matzek IBM 11
#15 Douglas A. Baska IBM 11
#19 Vicki Lynn Morey IBM 10
#19 Roy L. Hoffman IBM 10
#21 Dale J. Thomforde IBM 9
#21 David P. Swart IBM 9
#21 James J. Fall IBM 9
#24 Glen R. Mitchell IBM 8
#24 Charles C. Hanson IBM 8
#26 Christopher John Kimble IBM 7
#26 Daniel F. Kubista Mcneilus Truck And Manufacturing 7
#26 Gerald M. Heiling IBM 7
#26 Gary Allen Thompson IBM 7
#30 Christopher T. House Medtronic 5
#30 Cynthia M. Murch IBM 5
#32 Connie Jean Mathison IBM 4
#32 Terry S. Biberdorf IBM 4
#32 John C. Cheville Mayo Foundation 4
#32 Eugenia Trushina Mayo Foundation 4
#36 Christopher J. Cain North American Rescue 3
#36 Chris House Medtronic 3
#36 John H. Mohlke IBM 3
#36 William A. Brown 3
#36 Dale H. Manthei IBM 3
#36 Thomas J. Beacom IBM 3
#36 Larry J. Cravens IBM 3
#36 Daniel C. Stucky IBM 3
#36 Irving L. Miller IBM 3
#36 Peter B. Bandy IBM 3
#36 John H. Wirz IBM 3
#47 James G. Douglas IBM 2
#47 Leah R. Temple IBM 2
#47 Brandon Sampson 2
#47 Michael Lee Eaton IBM 2

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