Shafer, MN ranks #12,649 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 139 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Shafer, MN include Spine Wave, Unknown, Samsung. That works out to 121.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley D. Johnson | Spine Wave | 42 |
| 2 | Mark Ebbenga | Unknown | 18 |
| 3 | Leonard Stulc | Samsung | 14 |
| #4 | Wayne A. Shakal | Endoevolution | 13 |
| #5 | David L. Bagnariol | Indian Motorcycle International | 12 |
| #6 | John Thomas Calhoun | Moochout | 8 |
| #7 | George P. Rambosek | Storage Technology | 7 |
| #8 | Bret H. RempelEwert | Polaris Industries | 4 |
| #9 | Nicholas J. Schafer | Indian Motorcycle International | 3 |
| #9 | Timothy D. Paffel | Medtronic | 3 |
| #9 | Glen Evans | Ii-Vi Delaware | 3 |
| #12 | Paul Schadt | Medtronic | 2 |
| #12 | Kirk Stueve | Ceres Imaging | 2 |
| #12 | Wade W. Glenna | — | 2 |
| #12 | Elizabeth L. Glenna | — | 2 |
| #16 | Scott K. Glenna | Agere Systems Guardian | 1 |
| #16 | David A. Stignani | US Air Force | 1 |
| #16 | Jeff Seabloom | Landis+Gyr Technology | 1 |
| #16 | Kenneth V. Bakken | S. C. Johnson & Son | 1 |
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