Top Cities in Illinois 1997

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Chicago, IL 606 426
#2 Edwardsville, IL 325 20
#3 Naperville, IL 271 193
#4 Peoria, IL 193 112
#5 Libertyville, IL 149 83
#6 Palatine, IL 142 88
#7 Arlington Heights, IL 136 96
#8 Schaumburg, IL 125 86
#9 Rockford, IL 113 90
#10 Barrington, IL 104 54
#11 Evanston, IL 97 70
#12 Buffalo Grove, IL 94 61
#13 Northbrook, IL 90 54
#14 Hoffman Estates, IL 83 55
#15 Gurnee, IL 83 49
#16 Wilmette, IL 78 34
#17 Aurora, IL 74 64
#18 Glenview, IL 73 53
#19 Vernon Hills, IL 71 43
#20 Wheaton, IL 71 49
#21 Highland Park, IL 68 43
#22 Des Plaines, IL 66 49
#23 Elgin, IL 65 42
#24 Downers Grove, IL 65 57
#25 Crystal Lake, IL 64 49

Top Inventors in Illinois 1997

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Donald E. Weder Edwardsville Southpac Trust International 190
2 Joseph G. Straeter Edwardsville Southpac Trust International 91
3 William F. Straeter Carlyle Southpac Trust International 28
#4 Albert L. Nagele Wilmette Motorola 21
#5 Daniel W. Norbeck Lindenhurst Abbott 20
#6 Dale J. Kempf Libertyville Abbott 18
#7 Gary W. Grube Barrington Hills Cleversafe 17
#8 Richard A. Mueller Glencoe G.D. Searle 16
#9 Chen Zhao Gurnee Abbott 15
#9 James E. Audia Chicago Eli Lilly 15
#11 E. H. Weder Edwardsville Southpac Trust International 13
#11 Syamal K. Ghosh Elk Grove Village Eastman Kodak 13
#13 Adam J. Gudat Chillicothe Caterpillar 11
#13 Leonid Soren Lincolnwood Motorola 11
#15 Michael Thuma La Grange Suncast Technologies 10
#15 Manian Ramesh Barrington Nalco Chemical 10
#15 Richard I. Brown Northbrook Baxter International 10
#15 Craig Scherer Evanston Brk Brands 10
#19 Dennis D. Feucht Morton Caterpillar 9
#19 Gary J. Sgrignoli Rantoul Zenith Electronics 9
#19 Richard M. Weier Lake Bluff G.D. Searle 9
#19 Gregory Holderfield Palatine Duracraft 9
#23 Carl A. Kemner Peoria Heights Caterpillar 8
#23 Phillip E. Lindeman Roselle Motorola 8
#23 Karl W. Kleimenhagen Peoria Caterpillar 8

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