Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wheaton, IL ranks #1,056 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 128 patents from 71 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wheaton, IL include International Truck Intellectual Property Company, Cisco, Uop. That works out to 2.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 71 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Christian Michael Hardin International Truck Intellectual Property Company 20
2 Charles Calvin Byers Cisco 8
3 Robert L. Mehlberg Uop 4
3 William E. Jurkowski Dukane Ias 4
3 Rudolph D. Gonzalez International Truck Intellectual Property Company 4
#6 Reinhard Metz Cooktek Induction Systems 3
#6 Michael K. Burke Zeftek 3
#6 Matthew Hayes Zebra Technologies 3
#6 Pavel Savenok Vertigo Media 3
#6 Victor Zaderej Molex 3
#6 Michael Kozee Videojet Technologies 3
#12 Mahesh Krishnamurthy Software Motor 2
#12 Sean A. Cardia Mueller International 2
#12 Robert Wasserman Allstate Insurance 2
#12 Kevin M. Kozlowski Oval Fire Products 2
#12 Aaron P. Fryzek Abl Ip Holding 2
#12 Stephen Chen E-Lead Electronic Co. 2
#12 Boguslaw W. Magda M&R Printing Equipment 2
#12 Andreas Roelofs Seagate Technology 2
#12 Daniel P. Malee AT&T 2
#12 Scott M. Roney Uop 2
#22 Hawnli Nian Alcatel Lucent 1
#22 Jan Dvorak Crown Packaging Technology 1
#22 Christopher T. Schaafsma Illinois Tool Works 1
#22 David L. Sikkenga Amoco 1
#22 Tzu Y. Chen Ecolab Usa 1
#22 Patti A. Daniels Stemware Designs 1
#22 Matthew W. Field 1
#22 Richard P. Ejzak AT&T 1
#22 Lenn R. Hann 1
#22 Jeff Winternheimer Country View Medical Center 1
#22 Jeffrey K. Wagner Textura 1
#22 Gary Scott Clayton Brunswick 1
#22 Eric Schmidt Hospira 1
#22 Ronald W. Taylor Harrow Products 1
#22 John Joseph King Smart Power Co. 1
#22 Robert Conrad Ball Horticultural 1
#22 Roland Mueller Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#22 Gregory Erickson Aptargroup 1
#22 Matt Simpson Chicago Mercantile Exchange 1
#22 John Frederick Heck AT&T 1
#22 Ezio Enrico Magarotto W.W. Grainger 1
#22 Omar Salvador AT&T 1
#22 Justin Hoyt Molex 1
#22 Paul R. Young Nalco Chemical 1
#22 Christopher Fay The Boeing 1
#22 Edward A. Marcheselli Shoppertrak Rct 1
#22 William P. Healy Mi-Jack Products 1
#22 Marcey Lynn Trusiak 1
#22 Curtis J. Harkrider Northrop Grumman 1

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