Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ramsey, MN ranks #2,202 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,440 patents from 212 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ramsey, MN include Cardiac Pacemakers, Guardian Industries, Graco Minnesota. That works out to 52.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 212 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jeffrey E. Stahmann Cardiac Pacemakers 422
2 Richard Blacker Guardian Industries 97
3 James C. Schroeder Graco Minnesota 43
#4 Michael R. Harris Air-Cure Incorporated 29
#5 Steven Harold Nahm Iconex 27
#6 Jeff Brown Vision Ease, Lp 25
#7 Michael Eric Benz Medtronic 24
#8 James K. Cawthra, Jr. Boston Scientific Scimed 23
#8 Ping Fan Vision Ease, Lp 23
#10 Thomas F. Look 3M 22
#11 Charles J. Rosenow Brunswick 21
#12 Todd Sullivan San Juan Patents 20
#12 John A. Peterson Arvinmeritor Technology 20
#12 Nicholas Lee Tassoni Boston Scientific Scimed 20
#15 Tim Reynolds Mci Communications 19
#15 Cory Watkins Rudolph Technologies 19
#15 Brian D. Nagel Caterpillar 19
#18 Kevin R. Duncan Micron 18
#19 David J. Kissel Hoya Optical Labs Of America 17
#20 Michael J. Dochniak H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing 15
#20 David Olund Hoya Optical Labs Of America 15
#22 Stephen D. Tuomela Mocon 14
#23 Craig A. Swanson Imi Cornelius 13
#23 Brett A. Howell Gemalto Sa 13
#23 Harjit Bhambra Kodak Polychrome Graphics Company 13
#23 Hanam Pham Gyrus Acmi 13
#27 Raymond A. Silbernagel Molex 12
#28 Thomas K. Baumler Torque Fitness 11
#28 Anthony Frank Tassoni, JR. Boston Scientific Scimed 11
#30 Eric Berner Cardinal Ig 9
#30 Jason Santers Air-Cure Incorporated 9
#32 Michael Koehler Hoffman Enclosures 8
#33 James A. Wolfbauer Honeywell 7
#33 Christopher Walls-Manning Proto Labs 7
#33 Travis E. Swanson Micron 7
#33 Michael Rasmussen Hoffman Enclosures 7
#33 Neil D. Hawkinson 7
#38 Dennis A. Burns Oracle 6
#39 Steven L. Weber Seagate Technology 5
#39 Brett A Howell 3M 5
#39 Keith D. Koshiol Caterpillar 5
#39 Todd M. Jennings Caterpillar 5
#39 Steven J. Schmit Gdo 5
#39 Kristin J. Godbey 3M 5
#39 Edward Fiore Storage Technology 5
#39 Jessica Kathryn Ehrlichmann Andersen 5
#39 Dion M. McDevitt Diversified Dynamics 5
#39 Mark G. Wosmek Medtronic 5
#39 Douglas C. Maniak The Pillsbury 5
#50 Kevin A. Knutsen Medtronic 4

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