Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Somerset, WI ranks #4,403 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 629 patents from 52 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Somerset, WI include Cisco, 3M, Andersen. That works out to 208.3 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 David Delano Ward Cisco 289
2 Joy A. Packard 3M 71
3 Clinton L. Jones 3M 39
#4 Patrick Jerome Gronlund Andersen 21
#5 William E. Lawson Laser Machining 18
#6 Nathaniel P. Langford 3M 16
#7 Charles E. Seaman, Jr. S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets 15
#8 David Andrae Justmann Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 14
#9 Christopher L. Belisle Juul Labs 13
#9 Luke T. Dressel 3M 13
#9 Daniel Mondor Resolution Products 13
#12 James J. Bucklew Preco 11
#13 Douglas Plourde Wts 10
#14 Douglas R. Plourde Imation 9
#15 Michael J. Helander Endoevolution 7
#16 Rex J. Dalzell 3M 5
#16 Edward J. Anderson 3M 5
#16 Chris Belisle Novartis Ag 5
#19 Mark Triebold 4
#20 Brian John Lindahl Liquid Waste Technology 3
#20 Ryan James Polcin Bunnell, Incorporated 3
#20 Brian Lindahl Preco 3
#20 David W. Hale 3
#20 Farooq M. Francis Medtronic 3
#20 Jerry Anderson Turfco Mfg. 3
#20 William W. Williamson Interactive Technologies 3
#27 Kevin Noeldner Preco 2
#27 Jeffrey L. Kulibert Preco 2
#27 Christopher L. Belisle Hollister Incorporated 2
#27 Tom Schottler Unknown 2
#31 Jane W. Casto 3M 1
#31 Marty Tryba Preco 1
#31 Ken Arvey Preco 1
#31 Carl Hensley 1
#31 Jeremy Tolzman Andersen 1
#31 Timothy T. Struemke Preco 1
#31 Shawn P. Salmon Polaris Industries 1
#31 Thorne R Seese General Mills 1
#31 William M. Stevenson 3M 1
#31 Todd Alan Zuberbier Liquid Waste Technology 1
#31 Michael Steven Ray Roche Diagnostics Gmbh 1
#31 Gail M. Dalzell 3M 1
#31 Kathy Seibert 1
#31 Nick A Schottler 1
#31 Clint L. Jones 3M 1
#31 Scott R. Stone Vermillion 1
#31 William J. Whealon 3M 1
#31 Jane L. Casto 3M 1
#31 Brian J. Wiederin Scientific Holdings 1
#31 Marcel D. Plourde Scientific Holdings 1

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