Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cedar Rapids, IA ranks #405 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 303 patents from 148 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cedar Rapids, IA include Monsanto Technology, Whirlpool, Elive. That works out to 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 148 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gary R. Stangland Monsanto Technology 25
2 Bill J. Koons Whirlpool 8
3 Mauro M. Oliveira Whirlpool 7
3 Steven G. Herndon Whirlpool 7
3 Brent A. Kramer Whirlpool 7
3 Thomas Lutz Elive 7
3 Tim L. Coulter Whirlpool 7
3 Thomas E. Gose Whirlpool 7
#9 Robert H. Sternowski Softtronics 6
#9 James B. West Rockwell Collins 6
#11 Sarah Barber Rockwell Collins 5
#11 Cameron Woodson Schneider Electric Usa 5
#11 Jeffrey D. Kernwein 5
#11 Jeffery A. Finley Rockwell Collins 5
#11 Andrew F. Folkmann Qorvo Us 5
#16 Leslie D. Baych Lightwaves Systems 4
#16 Steven E. Koenck Norand 4
#16 James H. Doty Rockwell Collins 4
#16 Lee M. Paulsen Rockwell Collins 4
#16 David M. Snyder Lightwaves Systems 4
#16 Bruce D. Melick Lightwaves Systems 4
#16 Jeffery H. Banning Xerox 4
#16 Gregory J. Koenigs Rockwell Collins 4
#24 Steven Gronemeyer Samsung 3
#24 Christopher A. Scherer Rockwell Collins 3
#24 Mark C. Fersdahl Rockwell Collins 3
#24 Craig McDermott Trace Live Network 3
#24 Victor E. Villagomez Rockwell Collins 3
#24 Philip T. Kennedy Lightwaves Systems 3
#24 James P. Mitchell Rockwell Collins 3
#24 Michael Lynn Gerard Skyworks Solutions 3
#24 Geoffrey A. Shapiro Rockwell Collins 3
#33 Daniel J. Henry Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Matthew Parker Osram Sylvania 2
#33 M. Frank Wilson 2
#33 Kevin M. Kronfeld Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Ross K. Wilcoxon Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Phanikrishna Sagiraju Samsung 2
#33 Philip John Lehtola Skyworks Solutions 2
#33 Wade T. Johnson Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Robert John Thompson Skyworks Solutions 2
#33 James E. Trainor Gentex 2
#33 Timothy J. Etherington Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Geoffrey J. Barnes Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Scott E. Schultz Rockwell Collins 2
#33 David E. Jones Rf Micro Devices 2
#33 Richard M. Rademaker Rockwell Collins 2
#33 Robin Hakanson Samsung 2
#49 John G. Conkling Rockwell Collins 1
#49 Jack L. Marovets 1

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