Wisconsin — Patent Inventors 1997

Top Cities in Wisconsin 1997

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Madison, WI	364	259
#2	Appleton, WI	207	129
#3	Milwaukee, WI	154	124
#4	Neenah, WI	118	69
#5	Racine, WI	102	69
#6	Hudson, WI	79	46
#7	Sheboygan, WI	77	44
#8	Waukesha, WI	71	58
#9	Brookfield, WI	60	34
#10	Kenosha, WI	59	43
#11	Green Bay, WI	58	42
#12	Oshkosh, WI	56	34
#13	Middleton, WI	48	30
#14	River Falls, WI	43	26
#15	Mequon, WI	42	31
#16	Eau Claire, WI	40	24
#17	West Bend, WI	39	30
#18	New Berlin, WI	36	24
#19	Verona, WI	36	19
#20	Manitowoc, WI	32	23
#21	Sun Prairie, WI	31	25
#22	Oconomowoc, WI	30	21
#23	Wauwatosa, WI	30	25
#24	Grafton, WI	29	15
#25	New Richmond, WI	26	22

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Merlin A. Brunner	New London	Simmons Juvenile Products Company	15
1	Harvey J. Draheim	Weyauwega	Simmons Juvenile Products Company	15
3	David H. Porter	Monticello	The L.D. Kichler	14
#4	Hector F. DeLuca	Deerfield	WARF	11
#4	Timothy J. Erskine	Sister Bay	Becton, Dickinson And	11
#6	William F. Protz, Jr.	Manitowoc	Santa'S Best	9
#7	Carl R. Marschke	Phillips	Marquip	8
#7	Mary J. Reid	Sheboygan	Kohler	8
#7	Simon M. Conway	Burlington	S. C. Johnson & Son	8
#7	Kevin L. Parsons	Appleton	NVIDIA	8
#7	Jill E. Hundley	Sheboygan	Kohler	8
#7	Dennis E. J. Johnson	Grafton	Spi Lighting	8
#7	Christopher J. Wieloch	Brookfield	Rockwell Automation	8
#7	Timothy J. May	Hilbert	Reynolds Consumer Products	8
#15	Kent Harry Forsland	River Falls	—	7
#15	Donald M. Gogan	Brookfield	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	7
#15	Bert Krivec	Waukesha	—	7
#15	Geoffrey T. Williams	Mequon	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	7
#15	Gregory R. Brotz	Sheboygan	Unknown	7
#15	Ronald J. Ekern	Verona	Rayovac	7
#21	Heinrich K. Schnoes	Madison	WARF	6
#21	Robert C. Giese	Sheboygan	Kohler	6
#21	Joy A. Packard	Somerset	3M	6
#21	Kato L. Perlman	Madison	WARF	6
#21	John E. Thomas	River Falls	—	6