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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Plainfield, IL ranks #1,133 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 117 patents from 62 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plainfield, IL include Cnh Industrial America, Arris Enterprises, The Glad Products. That works out to 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 62 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dwayne St. George Jackson Cnh Industrial America 8
2 Faisal Ishtiaq Arris Enterprises 6
3 Gregory S. Kent The Glad Products 5
3 Douglas C. Saunders Danco 5
3 Duston E. A. Stutzman Danco 5
#6 Anirudha V. Sumant Uchicago Argonne 4
#6 Scott Allen Long Cnh Industrial America 4
#8 Martin P. Keating Borgwarner 3
#8 Matthew J. Beschorner Caterpillar 3
#8 Harry Rowland Endotronix 3
#8 Raji Rexavier Electro-Motive Diesel 3
#8 John Bingham Molex 3
#8 Larry Mitchell Grela Unknown 3
#14 Christopher Price Northern Trust 2
#14 Lisa A. Matta Wi-Tronix 2
#14 Kathryn Rose Vanderwater Google 2
#14 Gregory L. Kuffel Panduit 2
#14 Dean Alan Oppermann International Engine Intellectual Property Company 2
#14 Dennis R. Barber Husco International 2
#14 Benjamin M. YU Agilent Technologies 2
#14 Georgeta Hategan Elevance Renewable Sciences 2
#14 Chongxi Yu Techfields Pharma Co. 2
#14 Krzysztof Pupek Uchicago Argonne 2
#14 Michael J. Hanson Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#14 Matthew J. Van Meter Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 2
#14 James Richard Morse Texas Technology Ventures 2, Llp 2
#27 Pankaj Kumar Singh Cabot Microelectronics 1
#27 Scott A. Elkins Cnh Industrial America 1
#27 Justin B. Eaton Caterpillar 1
#27 Jason David Harper Purdue Research Foundation 1
#27 Joseph R. Hogan Keptel 1
#27 Rania Agha 1
#27 Rogelio Rodriguez International Engine Intellectual Property Company 1
#27 Steven Sagerian Peerless Industries 1
#27 Brandon R. LONG Uchicago Argonne 1
#27 David Michael Burt Torotrak (Development) Limited 1
#27 Wesley Thomas Payne Caterpillar 1
#27 Stephen F. Blackler 1
#27 Osman Levent Eryilmaz Uchicago Argonne 1
#27 Justin J. Myers Spectrum Diversified Designs 1
#27 Damon Delorenzis Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 1
#27 Steven Michael Schennum Rai Strategic Holdings 1
#27 Joel D. Kwasny Panduit 1
#27 Jason R. Croy Uchicago Argonne 1
#27 Thomas Anthony Pecoraro Veolia Water Technologies 1
#27 Brendan G. Metz Illinois Tool Works 1
#27 Frank E. Johnson West 1
#27 Osman L. Erylimaz Uchicago Argonne 1
#27 Xing Chen Uchicago Argonne 1
#27 Raymond M. Hill Panduit 1

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