Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Morton, IL ranks #1,402 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 96 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Morton, IL include Caterpillar, Precision Planting, Cnh Industrial America. That works out to 5.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Douglas C. Serrurier Caterpillar 30
2 Paul Russell Friend Caterpillar 10
3 Timothy A. Thorson Caterpillar 7
#4 Jeremy Hodel Precision Planting 6
#4 Phillip J. Kunz Caterpillar 6
#6 Michael G. Kovach Cnh Industrial America 5
#7 Justin Koch Precision Planting 4
#8 Kent Levy Precision Planting 3
#9 Ronald Mark Ginn Caterpillar 2
#9 Kevin L. Dea Caterpillar 2
#9 Christian D. Ritchie Caterpillar 2
#9 Timothy A. Lorentz Caterpillar 2
#9 Monte Cook Ox Partners 2
#9 Kendall R. Harrell Caterpillar 2
#15 Justin Curtis Embrey Caterpillar 1
#15 Clayton D. Reitz Caterpillar 1
#15 Jason Potts State Farm 1
#15 Jason R. Beckerdite Caterpillar 1
#15 Todd Swanson Precision Planting 1
#15 Scott F. Shafer Caterpillar 1
#15 Gaylen James Kromminga Cnh Industrial America 1
#15 Timothy S. Finn Caterpillar 1
#15 Mark Geissler Caterpillar 1
#15 Jason Louis Smallenberger Caterpillar 1
#15 Zengshe Liu USDA 1
#15 Jean O. Bridge Caterpillar 1
#15 Allen Jay Weeks Caterpillar 1

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