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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Prescott, WI ranks #7,642 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 295 patents from 52 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Prescott, WI include 3M, Boston Scientific Scimed, Medtronic. That works out to 68.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 52 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jimmie R. Baran, Jr. 3M 62
2 James P. Rohl Boston Scientific Scimed 55
3 Michael S. Terrazas 3M 19
#4 Christopher C. Stancer Medtronic 16
#5 Anthony Maves Agrigenics 14
#6 David C. Mercord 3M 10
#7 Stephen Sabelko Donaldson Company 9
#8 Stephen L. Pohl Abb Lummus Global 8
#9 Desiree Thompson 3M 7
#10 David Lloyd Domtar Paper Company 6
#10 Steve Taylor Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh 6
#10 Jessica G. Winberg U.S. Bank National Association 6
#13 David West University Of Leeds 5
#14 William Bakalich Hi-Fold Door 4
#14 Carl J. Braunreiter 3M 4
#14 Phillip Morris Genencor International 4
#17 Dana Laird Koch-Glitsch, Lp 3
#17 Peter Fox Delkor Systems 3
#17 Michael Sterud Scimed Life Systems 3
#17 James Rohl Howmedica Osteonics 3
#17 Michael W. Lovejoy 3M 3
#17 Trevor Johnson Kasco Marine 3
#23 Allen S. Nitz 2
#23 Steve W. Sabelko Donaldson Company 2
#23 Shanna Klein 2
#23 Dean A. Miner 3M 2
#23 Christopher W. Becker Anchor Wall Systems 2
#23 Robert Szymborski 2
#23 David J. Hillman Rosemount 2
#23 William J. Hovel Hartford Fire Insurance 2
#23 Mike Sterud 2
#23 Gary J. Kitching 2
#23 Kathy Klein Depuy Orthopaedics 2
#23 Les L. Pallin Intek Weatherseal Products 2
#35 Ian Watters Kasco Marine 1
#35 Teresa I. Frey 3M 1
#35 Kristen A. Gray H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing 1
#35 Lacretia Panzer 1
#35 Jason S. Lewis 1
#35 Jack A. Reichert 1
#35 Carolyn E. Nitz 1
#35 Bart Matzek Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited 1
#35 Neil E. Durhman 1
#35 Thomas M. Barrett 3M 1
#35 Eugene H. Olson 1
#35 Leslie L. Pallin Odl, Incorporated 1
#35 Carrie Nitz 1
#35 Myrna Hrubetz 1
#35 David Decaire Kasco Marine 1
#35 Jeffrey J. Kraft 1

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