Brookfield, IL ranks #5,491 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 17 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brookfield, IL include Proxense, Pti Marketing Technologies, Uop. That works out to 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred S. Hirt | Proxense | 4 |
| 2 | Douglas Neal Cogan | Pti Marketing Technologies | 2 |
| 2 | Mitchell J. Kowalczyk | Uop | 2 |
| #4 | Brett Fugate | — | 1 |
| #4 | Paul Feuerstein | Sram | 1 |
| #4 | Wayne Joseph Barkley, Jr. | Metropolitan Industries | 1 |
| #4 | Fred Jaklic | Molex | 1 |
| #4 | Svetlana Sitailo | Abbott | 1 |
| #4 | William Phuong Lam | Peerless Industries | 1 |
| #4 | Richard A. Knight | Gas Technology Institute | 1 |
| #4 | Matthew Wilson | Bally Gaming | 1 |
| #4 | Isaac Suwa Traylor | Electro-Motive Diesel | 1 |
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