Spring Valley, MN ranks #17,449 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 83 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Spring Valley, MN include Donaldson Company, Mayo Foundation, IBM. That works out to 33.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Schrage | Donaldson Company | 53 |
| 2 | Harold R. Bergen, III | Mayo Foundation | 7 |
| 3 | Neil R. Davie | IBM | 6 |
| #4 | Michael Allen Weed | IBM | 3 |
| #5 | Robert G. Baarsch | Herdstar | 2 |
| #5 | Farrell J. Lloyd | Mayo Foundation | 2 |
| #5 | Charles L. Emig, II | IBM | 2 |
| #5 | Harold S. Bergen, III | Mayo Foundation | 2 |
| #5 | Peter Stier | Gemu Gebr. Mueller Apparatebau Gmbh & Co. Kommanditsgesellschaft | 2 |
| #10 | Ellen Theobald | — | 1 |
| #10 | Kenneth A. Fetterly | Mayo Foundation | 1 |
| #10 | Wayne R. McNamara | — | 1 |
| #10 | Robert Dean Gehrking | — | 1 |
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