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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Milan, IL ranks #6,663 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 13 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Milan, IL include John Deere, 4B Elevator Components. That works out to 2.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Aaron S. Ritter John Deere 3
2 David J. Rylander John Deere 2
2 Christopher L. Bradshaw John Deere 2
2 Ryan P. Mackin John Deere 2
#5 Brig W. Vanderwoude 4B Elevator Components 1
#5 Brian J. Tank John Deere 1
#5 Andrze J Kozicki John Deere 1
#5 Aron Rutin 1

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