Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hoffman Estates, IL ranks #1,159 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 115 patents from 53 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hoffman Estates, IL include Futurewei Technologies, Hamilton Sundstrand, Surgimatix. That works out to 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 53 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Weimin Xiao Futurewei Technologies 15
2 Debabrata Pal Hamilton Sundstrand 12
3 George Calcev Futurewei Technologies 8
#4 Gary M. Kobylewski Surgimatix 5
#5 Narothum Saxena United States Cellular 4
#5 Robert S. Doumani Robert Bosch Gmbh 4
#7 Jiang Chang Merck 3
#7 Mohamed S. M. Shakur Uop 3
#7 Feng Chen Abl Ip Holding 3
#7 Tsuyoshi Uchida Omron 3
#11 Kimberly Jantunen Cross Ecolab Usa 2
#11 Sean Kelley Nokia Solutions And Networks Oy 2
#11 Ryan Woodyer Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas 2
#11 Shanthi E. Thomas 2
#11 Andrew S. Lundholm Motorola 2
#11 Howard S. Meyer Gas Technology Institute 2
#11 Harish Natarahjan 2
#11 Daniel J. Pintar Uop 2
#11 Maninder S. Sehmbey Motorola 2
#11 Paul Kowalczyk Uop 2
#11 Jason Silverstein Sears Brands, L.L.C. 2
#11 Ajaykumar R. Idnani Motorola 2
#23 John R. Bridges Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas 1
#23 Nicodemus Winata Medline Industries, Lp 1
#23 Nitin Mangalvedhe Nokia Technologies Oy 1
#23 Greg Franczyk Sears Brands, L.L.C. 1
#23 Roshni S. Barot Baxter Healthcare Sa 1
#23 Elber F. Tejada Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas 1
#23 Syed Peer PepsiCo 1
#23 Pal Debabrata Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#23 Robert H. Johnson Allstate Insurance 1
#23 Deborah D. Barber Kraft Foods Group Brands 1
#23 Laurence C. Mead Biosynergy 1
#23 Timothy C. Schunk Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas 1
#23 Mikale K. Kwon Nuwave 1
#23 Robert Roy Sears Brands, L.L.C. 1
#23 Tony Liu Sears Brands, L.L.C. 1
#23 Scott Ferrar Illinois Tool Works 1
#23 Patrenahalli M. Narendra Zebra Technologies 1
#23 Michael Wildman Swimc 1
#23 Jason Ruud Sears Brands, L.L.C. 1
#23 Charles E. Spengler 1
#23 Joe Lobraco Chicago Mercantile Exchange 1
#23 Naveed Rabbani GE 1
#23 Narayanan Haran United States Cellular 1
#23 Anthony Lawrence Northrop 1
#23 John Marconi International Paper 1
#23 Rob Lela Asm Assembly Systems Switzerland Gmbh 1
#23 Jason C. Cohen Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 1
#23 Joseph F. Wodka Google 1

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