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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Richmond, MN ranks #20,966 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 61 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Richmond, MN include Embro, Maxim Defense Industries, Nova-Tech Engineering. That works out to 41.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David R. Knighton Embro 29
2 Lonn M. Peterson 8
3 Patrick Alfred Tamble Maxim Defense Industries 6
3 Elliot D. Eid Nova-Tech Engineering 6
#5 Nathan Len Wiater Arctic Cat 2
#5 Aaron Flint Talon Innovations 2
#7 Patrick Michael Nestor Metal Works 1
#7 Patrick Burg Rotochopper 1
#7 John M. Pederson Google 1
#7 Terry Flint Revolution Lighting Technologies 1
#7 Daniel A. Holthaus Cold Spring Granite 1
#7 Thomas Schlieman 1
#7 Richard L. Murphy-Newman 1
#7 Scott J. Schoenecker 1

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