Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waseca, MN ranks #5,526 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 466 patents from 80 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waseca, MN include Itron, Adc Telecommunications, Vizibility. That works out to 50.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 80 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Keith Barnes Itron 63
2 Larry G. Fischer Adc Telecommunications 61
3 Donald R. Bauman Adc Telecommunications 30
#4 Christopher Lloyd Osterloh Itron 27
#5 James Alexander Vizibility 23
#6 Howard Neal Brace Itron 17
#7 Michael J. Hermel Adc Telecommunications 14
#8 Mervin L. Grindahl E.F. Johnson 12
#8 Bruce Barrie Barrie Archery 12
#10 Mark Daniel Dvorak Honeywell 10
#11 Mark Gallea Wenger 9
#11 Gary F. Paulson Truth Holding 9
#11 Christopher Nagy Itron 9
#14 Steven G. Peterson Andersen 8
#15 Philip A. Keefer E.F. Johnson 7
#15 Paul Sontheimer Spx 7
#15 Robert Joseph Baumler Cinch Connectivity Solutions 7
#18 Michael Schleich Itron 6
#18 Henry Lynn Boyum Apogee Enterprises 6
#18 Rory A. Smith Transcrypt Internationall E. F. Johnson 6
#18 Michael E. Mihelich E.F. Johnson 6
#18 Jerry J. Conley E.F. Johnson 6
#23 Eugene P. Glynn 5
#23 John Mark Tischer Motorola 5
#23 David A. Arnfelt 5
#26 Christopher Jennings Madsen Recon Dynamics 4
#26 George R. W. Sully British Aerospace Public Limited 4
#26 Corey Ermer Spx 4
#26 John Livdahl E.F. Johnson 4
#26 Gary B. Mortensen E.F. Johnson 4
#26 Johann de Jager Itron 4
#32 James A. Raetz 3
#32 Andrew Harrigan Spx 3
#32 Timothy Hansen 3
#32 Nancy A. Clark Wenger 3
#36 Neil Hovelsrud Itron 2
#36 Larry E. Severson Unknown 2
#36 Larry L. Henkensiefken Owatonna Manufacturing 2
#36 Eugene J. Glynn 2
#36 Thomas Kari 2
#36 Steven Sands 2
#36 Jack Bowen Truth Holding 2
#36 Terry Conway 2
#36 Sandra S. Severson Unknown 2
#36 Wayne Andrew Lien Itron 2
#36 Merv Grindahl Itron 2
#36 Lawrence G. Eichorst 2
#36 Eugene E. Welch Itron 2
#36 Senyu Chen University of Minnesota 2
#36 James K. Lyon E.F. Johnson 2

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