Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Aurora, IL ranks #847 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 174 patents from 111 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Aurora, IL include Amazon, State Farm, Molex. That works out to 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 111 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joshua John Watson Amazon 8
1 Weixin Wu State Farm 8
3 Ronald C. Hodge Molex 6
#4 Ke Zhang Saudi Arabian Oil 4
#4 Robert Wallin Isr Immune System Regulation Holding Ab (Publ) 4
#4 Ryan Walsh Gentherm Incorporated 4
#4 Dhiraj Bawadhankar Chicago Mercantile Exchange 4
#8 Sanjay Boddhu Qbase 3
#8 Steven Grumbine Cabot Microelectronics 3
#8 Krishna Komoravolu Isco International 3
#8 Ahmed Hindy Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 3
#8 Syed Ahmed Suncoke Technology And Development 3
#8 Derek Au B-O-F 3
#8 Ajay Madhavan Chicago Mercantile Exchange 3
#8 James W. Harris Uop 3
#16 Fernando HUNG LOW Cmc Materials 2
#16 Daniil Frolov Fermi Research Alliance 2
#16 Todd Stirn Bluepoint Alert Solutions 2
#16 Jeffery M. Atkins Ecolab Usa 2
#16 John C. Laurx Molex 2
#16 James T. Sofos AT&T 2
#16 Mark P. Lapinski Uop 2
#16 Sajid I. Dalvi Google 2
#16 Jeremiah Sauriol Etak Systems 2
#16 Reginald Hansbrough Oracle 2
#16 Roman A. Ivanov Cmc Materials 2
#16 Andrew Stephens Tangent Technologies 2
#16 Jeffrey R. Bach Virage 2
#16 Michael A. Graef Prince Castle 2
#16 James D. Walters Nomis 2
#16 Robert Turner Biological Dynamics 2
#32 Kristine M. Hernandez 1
#32 Zhihong Yu Renesas Electronics America 1
#32 Xiaoming Bi Siemens Healthcare Limited 1
#32 Rakesh Malhotra International Engine Intellectual Property Company 1
#32 Karen GRENUS Purecircle Usa 1
#32 Michael P. Caputo Mftb Holdco 1
#32 Kyle D. Haroldsen 1
#32 Leonard Browning Oldcastle Architectural 1
#32 Arun Swamy Dell Products 1
#32 Nitya Talasila GE 1
#32 Peder J. Gulbrandsen Usg Interiors 1
#32 Gabriel Bourge AT&T 1
#32 Neeraj Aggarwal 1
#32 Scott Hoffmeyer Spraying Systems 1
#32 Venkata Suresh Reddy Bhuma JPMorgan Chase 1
#32 Roberto Michelassi 1
#32 William Schalz 1
#32 Fowzia S. Zaman Haemonetics 1
#32 William Bigham National Flooring Equipment 1

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