Niles, IL ranks #6,317 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 14 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Niles, IL include Blackberry Limited, Abbott, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber. That works out to 0.5 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 | Mohammad Shafiq Bani Hani | Blackberry Limited | 2 |
| 1 | Daniel Edward Roush | — | 2 |
| 3 | Frank Policht | Abbott | 1 |
| 3 | Roberto Cerrato Meza | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 1 |
| 3 | Samad Erogbogbo | Westinghouse Electric | 1 |
| 3 | Jeffrey T. Voiles | Woodward | 1 |
| 3 | Florin Rosca | Fluid Handling | 1 |
| 3 | Joshua B. Hurwitz | Motorola | 1 |
| 3 | Richard Schultz | Cornelius | 1 |
| 3 | Tomasz K. Bednarek | Bell And Howell | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriel Tirlea | — | 1 |
| 3 | Valerie C. Sershon | Proterrgo | 1 |
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