Belleville, IL ranks #6,663 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 13 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Belleville, IL include The Boeing, The Procter & Gamble, 3M. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Kevin McCullough | The Boeing | 2 |
| 1 | Leon Byrd, Jr. | The Procter & Gamble | 2 |
| 3 | Robert B. Reeser, III | — | 1 |
| 3 | Robert H. Heil | 3M | 1 |
| 3 | Nicholas Poulos | — | 1 |
| 3 | Timothy Allen Bauer | Virdia | 1 |
| 3 | Chester Randolph Ratcliffe, III | — | 1 |
| 3 | Amy Hicks | AT&T | 1 |
| 3 | Robert E. Halvachs | Mallinckrodt | 1 |
| 3 | Rodney Borger | Anheuser-Busch | 1 |
| 3 | Robert Schield | — | 1 |
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