Sycamore, IL ranks #3,434 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 32 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sycamore, IL include Ideal Industries, Dawn Equipment, Alltec Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie Gmbh. That works out to 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan E. Zantout | Ideal Industries | 6 |
| 2 | Joseph D. Bassett | Dawn Equipment | 4 |
| 3 | Daniel J. Ryan | Alltec Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie Gmbh | 3 |
| 3 | Kurt B. Friel | Knowles Electronics | 3 |
| #5 | Kimble Allyn Vitkus | Invensys Systems | 1 |
| #5 | David John Sarver | Sonoco Development | 1 |
| #5 | Mark A. Williams | University Of Kentucky | 1 |
| #5 | Lindsay A. Hoffman | The Extractor | 1 |
| #5 | Brian Mathews | Prince Castle | 1 |
| #5 | Kim Vitkus | Invensys Systems | 1 |
| #5 | Christopher Ward | Sarnoff | 1 |
| #5 | Stephen Michael Faivre | John Deere | 1 |
| #5 | Nate Taylor | Cnh Industrial America | 1 |
| #5 | Joseph Alexander Shearer | — | 1 |
| #5 | Todd LaMont McDonald | Sonoco Development | 1 |
| #5 | Edward F. Bulgajewski | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| #5 | Benjamin D. Swedberg | Ideal Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Walter James Dresser, III | New Concepts Development | 1 |
| #5 | Chhiu-Tsu Lin | Northern Illinois University | 1 |
| #5 | Gregory J. Wysock | Masonite | 1 |
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