Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wyoming, MN ranks #4,098 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 693 patents from 86 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wyoming, MN include Medibotics, 3M, Mocon. That works out to 86.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 86 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peter N. Braido 175
2 Robert A. Connor Medibotics 110
3 Rolf W. Biernath 3M 58
#4 Daniel W. Mayer Mocon 51
#5 David J. Koenig Polaris Industries 32
#6 Anthony J. Kinsman Polaris Industries 22
#7 Stephen G. Crain Polaris Industries 20
#8 Norman E. Peterson Water Gremlin 14
#9 Donald L. Wyse University of Minnesota 12
#10 Clarence A. Johnson Limited Liability Company “Bioenergy” 11
#11 Stephen L. Lieder 3M 9
#12 Jeffrey M. Novotny Medtronic 7
#12 Nick S. Levin Polaris Industries 7
#12 David A. Galsworthy Polaris Industries 7
#12 Steve J. Nelson Medtronic 7
#16 Darryl J Ballman General Mills 6
#16 Daniel Joseph Landherr Cardiac Pacemakers 6
#18 Cory Kostuchowski Johnstech International 5
#18 Jason J. Edwardson Cardiac Pacemakers 5
#18 Jared J. Balthazor 3M 5
#18 James Leigh Lindenberg Coloplast A/S 5
#22 Michael L. Fugleberg Polaris Industries 4
#22 Richard C. Penttila 4
#22 Steven Nelson Medtronic 4
#22 Leslie J. Clapp H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing 4
#22 Scott Hagerman Limited Liability Company “Bioenergy” 4
#22 Nathan A. Good Polaris Industries 4
#22 Craig A. Schmidt 3M 4
#29 Steven Ericson Micro Component Technology 3
#29 Philip Osterbauer 3
#29 Duane A. Jaeb Construction Materials 3
#29 Richard D. Wiita Micron 3
#29 Cliff Watrin Winfield Solutions 3
#29 Matt E. Larsen Honeywell 3
#29 Scott Uram 3
#29 Nels Nerison Medtronic 3
#37 Bryan D. O'Rourke Indian Motorcycle International 2
#37 Gus A Aramayo, II Polaris Industries 2
#37 Keith Anderson Deltec 2
#37 Jay T. Eisch Medtronic 2
#37 Rory A. Lindeberg Polaris Industries 2
#37 Wesley Joel Ericson Oncosec Medical Incorporated 2
#37 Joseph G. Alvite' 2
#37 Peter A. Vono 3M 2
#37 Jenika Bishop Polaris Industries 2
#37 Amanda L. Schmit H.B. Fuller 2
#37 Kevin W. Klimisch 3M 2
#37 Phillip A. Nolan Nol-Tec Systems 2
#37 Jerome D. Phillips 3M 2
#37 Todd N. Staffaroni 3M 2

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