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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Richfield, MN ranks #2,268 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,393 patents from 268 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Richfield, MN include Donaldson Company, Adc Telecommunications, Ecolab Usa. That works out to 37.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 268 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven Scott Gieseke Donaldson Company 127
2 Loren J. Mattson Adc Telecommunications 71
3 Richard J. Mehus Ecolab Usa 43
#4 Thomas N. Thompson Mcscience 39
#5 Jacob T. Lusson 3M 32
#6 Gregory A. Boser Medtronic 29
#6 Gregory Young Honeywell 29
#8 Israel A. Byrd St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 26
#8 Dennis Ray Wells Commscope Technologies 26
#10 Arlon D. Kompelien Honeywell 25
#11 Allen D. Mathison Cherne Industries Incorporated 22
#11 Dennis J. Warwick Datacard 22
#11 Robert Allen Dushek Donaldson Company 22
#14 Adam Karl Himes Seagate Technology 21
#14 Scott K. Baker Adc Telecommunications 21
#16 Pierre Asselin Seagate Technology 20
#17 John David Kuhn Donaldson Company 19
#18 Clifford Sandstrom Deca Technologies Usa 17
#18 Brian A. Franchuk Fisher-Rosemount Systems 17
#18 Darrell W. Hinklin The Toro 17
#21 Todd Kreft Honeywell 16
#22 Michael N. Dillon 15
#23 Philip A. Lodwick Electronics For Imaging 14
#23 Zachary L. Helgeson 14
#25 David George Kensinger Tower Solutions 13
#25 Craig S. Lundquist General Mills 13
#25 Herbert T. Nagasawa University of Minnesota 13
#25 Nathan R. Belk Agere Systems Guardian 13
#29 Randall H. Helland 3M 12
#30 Michael Schrenk Infineon Technologies Ag 11
#30 Todd A. Kilpela Depuy Ireland Unlimited 11
#30 Gary H. Gift Donaldson Company 11
#33 Larry D. Lundmark Henkel Limited 10
#34 Randall A. Beihoffer The Toro 9
#34 Dale Johnson 3M 9
#34 Eric Caille Pmt 9
#37 Ryan D. Helmoski IBM 8
#37 Nathan J. Romportl Target Brands 8
#37 Bruce E. McClellan Thermo King 8
#40 Phillip R. Brooks The Gift Certificate Center 7
#40 Vee Kong Seagate Technology 7
#40 Donald Galles Datacard 7
#40 Nathan E. Low Lockheed Martin 7
#40 Girma Desta Visteon Global Technologies 7
#40 Tam Chi Huynh Eaton 7
#40 Mark D. Rustad Digi International 7
#47 Brian Keith Olmsted Honeywell 6
#47 Damon E. Ray Data Recognition 6
#47 Christopher Hart Bosch Security Systems 6
#47 Luke J. Duininck Regalo International 6

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