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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Aurora, IL ranks #699 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 181 patents from 118 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Aurora, IL include Cabot Microelectronics, Uop, Usg Interiors. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 118 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven Grumbine Cabot Microelectronics 8
2 Mark P. Lapinski Uop 6
2 Peder J. Gulbrandsen Usg Interiors 6
#4 James T. Sofos AT&T 5
#5 Sanjay Boddhu Qbase 4
#6 Fred Geisler Aesculap Implant Systems 3
#6 John C. Laurx Molex 3
#6 Rodney H. Banks Nalco Chemical 3
#6 Robert Turner Biological Dynamics 3
#6 Brian Pease Elevance Renewable Sciences 3
#6 Todd Stirn Bluepoint Alert Solutions 3
#6 Luis Carlos Cattani International Engine Intellectual Property Company 3
#6 Ali Abouimrane Uchicago Argonne 3
#14 Miao Zhang Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co. 2
#14 Daren Kenneth Coonrod Cargill, Incorporated 2
#14 Heinrich E. Bode Nalco Company 2
#14 Prabhakar Attaluri IBM 2
#14 Michael A. Kamrath Ecolab Usa 2
#14 Ludger Koester Honeywell 2
#14 Leonard Browning Oldcastle Architectural 2
#14 James M. Taber Silgan White Cap 2
#14 Thomas J. Welsh, Jr. Kolcraft Enterprises 2
#14 Charles James Koerner Siemens Industry 2
#14 Michael A. Graef Prince Castle 2
#14 Andy Reynolds Sennco Solutions 2
#14 Anthony A. Haeuser AT&T 2
#14 Jack A. MacPherson The Glad Products 2
#14 Sajid I. Dalvi Google 2
#14 Jason R. Burney Ecolab Usa 2
#14 Selvaraj Palanisamy Chinnathambi Cabot Microelectronics 2
#14 Eric Feld Clear Lam Packaging 2
#14 Adam Thomas Robert Bosch Gmbh 2
#14 Jonathan Seger Caterpillar 2
#14 Sudeep Pallikkara Kuttiatoor Cabot Microelectronics 2
#14 Peter D. Hicks Nalco Company 2
#14 Timothy S. Keizer Ecolab Usa 2
#37 Michael Konnick Scripps Research 1
#37 Hecham K. Elkhatib Cinch Connectors 1
#37 John E. Ewen, III Sennco Solutions 1
#37 Randal Gruberman 1
#37 Ronald Kulakowski Molex 1
#37 Patrick Considine Caterpillar 1
#37 David E. Dunham Molex 1
#37 Thomas M. Miller Eltech Systems 1
#37 Kenneth M. Fisher Tellabs Operations 1
#37 Brian William Quirk M&R Printing Equipment 1
#37 Jason Seabold Cabot Microelectronics 1
#37 Ashok Darisipudi Illinois Tool Works 1
#37 Jeffery M. Atkins Ecolab Usa 1
#37 James W. Harris Uop 1

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