Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Stacy, MN ranks #4,897 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 549 patents from 81 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Stacy, MN include Medtronic, 3M, Tundra Composites. That works out to 322.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 81 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paul Pignato Medtronic 49
2 Gordon O. Munns Medtronic 45
3 Robert D. Taylor 3M 37
#4 Rodney K. Williams Tundra Composites 29
#5 Jonathon P. Graus Polaris Industries 27
#6 Roger C. Teeter 26
#6 Kurt D. Krueger St. Jude Medical 26
#8 Byron M. Jackson 3M 19
#8 Arthur L. Olive Cardiac Pacemakers 19
#10 Linnea R. Lentz Medtronic 16
#11 Aaron J. Nysse Polaris Industries 15
#12 Andrew C. Schleif Polaris Industries 12
#13 John Deurr Premier Marine 11
#14 John M. Nutter Polaris Industries 10
#14 Jeffrey I. Peterman Polaris Industries 10
#14 Robert Derry Honeywell 10
#14 Amber P. Malone Polaris Industries 10
#18 Shannon Nelson Medtronic 9
#18 Steve Larson Diversified Dynamics 9
#20 Kurt Krueger Zoll Medical 8
#21 Evan R. Wozniak Polaris Industries 7
#22 David Gilchrist Kay Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 6
#22 William R. Schildgen Medtronic 6
#22 Daniel Leigh Otterson Smarte Carte 6
#22 Christopher J. Rogney Smarte Carte 6
#22 Joseph Daniel Broadbent Wilson Tool International 6
#22 Dan L. Otterson Smarte Carte 6
#28 John R. Weimer Tjernlund Products 5
#28 James W. Kelley NVIDIA 5
#30 James F. Loughrey 4
#30 Daniel D. Schroeder Delkor Systems 4
#30 Harvey F. Berg Ideal Security Hardward 4
#30 Robert Thomas Pavey 4
#30 William T. Mayer Minnesota Thermal Science 4
#30 Kyle T. Roggenkamp Polaris Industries 4
#30 Jerome J. Rubatt Polaris Industries 4
#30 Robert C. Wilmot Polaris Industries 4
#30 Bret Allen Oltmans Polaris Industries 4
#39 Daniel L. Vanlanen 3M 3
#39 Philip R. Glassel Pacesetter 3
#39 Philip R. Glassel Medtronic 3
#39 Cheryl A. Videen Ev3 3
#43 Joseph A. Wegleitner Unknown 2
#43 David F. Ackley Delkor Systems 2
#43 Steve R. Boettner Weatherford/Lamb 2
#43 Duane Lunsford 3M 2
#43 Jason W. B. Hoeve Polaris Industries 2
#43 Rob Meyer 2
#43 Andrew John Spreck Boston Scientific Scimed 2
#43 Forrest W. Johnson Polaris Industries 2

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