Rantoul, IL ranks #4,425 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 23 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rantoul, IL include Uop, Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Hubbell Incorporated. That works out to 1.9 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 | Douglas A. Nafis | Uop | 3 |
| 1 | Thomas McLenithan | Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa | 3 |
| 1 | Michael Esposito | Hubbell Incorporated | 3 |
| #4 | Scott D. Kolasa | Illinois Tool Works | 2 |
| #4 | Paul J. Brackemeyer | Abb Vie | 2 |
| #6 | James F. McGehee | Uop | 1 |
| #6 | Jeffrey D. Wallace | Inguran | 1 |
| #6 | Bradley D. Gates | Abb Vie | 1 |
| #6 | Piotr Sliwa | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| #6 | Tim O'Keefe | — | 1 |
| #6 | Johnathan Andrew Tertel | Uop | 1 |
| #6 | Jerry Milos | — | 1 |
| #6 | Arthur C. Manaois | — | 1 |
| #6 | Michael Kenneth Platt | Baxter International | 1 |
| #6 | Melissa Bradley | Rovi Guides | 1 |
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