Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waverly, MN ranks #14,656 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 110 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waverly, MN include Graco Minnesota, St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, General Mills. That works out to 57.9 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 Christopher A. Lins Graco Minnesota 47
2 Mark B. Kirschenman St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division 29
3 Troy Alan Heuring General Mills 12
#4 Warren J. Walsh Wagner Spray Tech 8
#5 Michael J. Kuske 3
#5 Craig J. Campbell 3
#7 Ray Edwin Hammermeister 2
#8 Dennis M. Yager 1
#8 Robert A. Englin 1
#8 Debbie Breyer Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#8 Craig Yager 1
#8 Harlan Poppler 1
#8 Anthony C. Borrell 1

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