Illinois — Patent Inventors 1994

Top Cities in Illinois 1994

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Chicago, IL	552	419
#2	Naperville, IL	258	183
#3	Rockford, IL	133	96
#4	Arlington Heights, IL	126	87
#5	Schaumburg, IL	114	68
#6	Peoria, IL	110	79
#7	Palatine, IL	107	82
#8	Libertyville, IL	103	68
#9	Evanston, IL	97	66
#10	Wheaton, IL	91	60
#11	Barrington, IL	86	51
#12	Lisle, IL	78	46
#13	Des Plaines, IL	78	54
#14	Edwardsville, IL	69	18
#15	Crystal Lake, IL	68	51
#16	Glenview, IL	68	48
#17	Downers Grove, IL	67	52
#18	Skokie, IL	67	46
#19	Buffalo Grove, IL	66	54
#20	Elmhurst, IL	62	48
#21	Hoffman Estates, IL	60	48
#22	Rehovot, IL	60	53
#23	Elgin, IL	59	42
#24	Lake Zurich, IL	58	41
#25	Glen Ellyn, IL	57	42

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Donald E. Weder	Edwardsville	Southpac Trust International	35
2	Albert L. Nagele	Wilmette	Motorola	24
3	Dillis V. Allen	Schaumburg	Vardon Golf Company	14
3	Joseph G. Straeter	Edwardsville	Southpac Trust International	14
#5	Richard A. Mueller	Glencoe	G.D. Searle	10
#5	Terrance N. Taylor	Cary	Motorola	10
#7	Gary W. Grube	Barrington Hills	Cleversafe	9
#7	Leonid Soren	Lincolnwood	Motorola	9
#9	Jennifer S. Holmgren	Bloomingdale	Uop	8
#9	Barry L. Kramer	Chicago	Advanced Cardiovascular Systems	8
#9	John P. Hoffman	Peoria	Caterpillar	8
#9	Terry D. Claar	Lisle	Lanxide Technology	8
#9	Dee W. Brooks	Libertyville	Abbott	8
#9	Ricky D. Vance	Nashville	Caterpillar	8
#9	Roger Leung	Schaumburg	Honeywell	8
#16	Lev Melinyshyn	Rantoul	Uresil	7
#16	Paul A. Sechrist	South Barrington	Uop	7
#16	Phillip E. Lindeman	Roselle	Motorola	7
#16	David A. Lomas	Barrington	Uop	7
#16	Manian Ramesh	Barrington	Nalco Chemical	7
#16	Walter B. Herbst	Evanston	General Binding	7
#16	Kevin Short	La Grange	Sterling Plumbing Group	7
#16	Stephen A. Colleran	Plainfield	Molex	7
#16	Richard A. Comroe	East Dundee	Motorola	7
#16	Robert J. Libman	Champaign	The Libman	7