Elburn, IL ranks #4,750 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 21 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elburn, IL include Masonite, Molex, Fellowes. That works out to 3.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert C. Allen | Masonite | 4 |
| 2 | Michael Bean | Molex | 2 |
| 2 | John T. Anderson | — | 2 |
| 2 | Daniel Namie | Fellowes | 2 |
| #5 | Quentin Lewis Hibben | Simpson Strong-Tie Company | 1 |
| #5 | Frank J. Pellegrini | Touchtunes Music Company | 1 |
| #5 | Amie Erickson | — | 1 |
| #5 | Cheryl L. Panasik | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| #5 | Jay Martin | Altec Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Patrick D. Wade | Cisco | 1 |
| #5 | Clifton R. Howell | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| #5 | Robert Kephart | Fermi Research Alliance | 1 |
| #5 | David Matthew Roenspies | Progress Rail Locomotive | 1 |
| #5 | George Dante M. Pineda | AT&T | 1 |
| #5 | Robert G. Kopp | Suncast Technologies | 1 |
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