Washington, IL ranks #4,425 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 23 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Washington, IL include Caterpillar, Precision Planting. That works out to 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terril Johnson | Caterpillar | 9 |
| 2 | Eric James Johannsen | Caterpillar | 5 |
| 3 | Mircea Dumitru | Caterpillar | 2 |
| #4 | Bradley S. Bashore | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #4 | Ian Radtke | Precision Planting | 1 |
| #4 | Philip Carl Spengler | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #4 | Timothy L. Hand | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #4 | Jeremiah C. Johnson | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #4 | Adam Nackers | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #4 | James Siegle | Caterpillar | 1 |
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