Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cedarburg, WI ranks #1,568 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 87 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cedarburg, WI include Johnson Controls Technology, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Pioneer Pet Products. That works out to 7.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kirk H. Drees Johnson Controls Technology 17
2 Christopher S. Hoppe Milwaukee Electric Tool 14
3 Troy C. Thorson Milwaukee Electric Tool 10
#4 John M. Lipscomb Pioneer Pet Products 5
#5 Will Didier Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#5 Darron B. May Kuryakyn Holdings 3
#7 Omar I. Rodriguez Pioneer Pet Products 2
#7 Aleko D. Sotiriades Champion Power Equipment 2
#7 Peter Renner Robert Bosch Gmbh 2
#7 Donald Brodnick GE 2
#11 Michael J. Herre J.W. Speaker 1
#11 Chad Dillavou Rite-Hite Holding 1
#11 Jared Peter Thede Harley-Davidson Motor Company 1
#11 Gene Allen Tompkins Aqua-Chem 1
#11 Kenneth C. Bowman Rite-Hite Holding 1
#11 William J. Morrisey, Jr. 1
#11 John Larry Thomas Hayes Bicycle Group 1
#11 Simon M. Gall Milwaukee Electric Tool 1
#11 Douglas Steeber Uwm Research Foundation 1
#11 Christine Skatchke Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1
#11 James H. Sulzer L&P Property Management 1
#11 Mark Mawer 1
#11 Jarrett Wiesolek Rukket 1
#11 Roberto S. Marques Rockwell Automation 1
#11 James S. Teece Hellermanntyton Co. 1
#11 Eric Andrew Newenhouse Concordia University 1
#11 Mike Stevens Sno-Way International 1
#11 Rachel Wilde Harley-Davidson Motor Company 1
#11 John Lynch Purdue Research Foundation 1
#11 Sergio Luiz Gama Rockwell Automation 1
#11 Kristin N. Yee Rockwell Automation 1
#11 Daniel H. Zietlow S&C Electric 1
#11 Jason J. Raasch Briggs & Stratton 1
#11 Sudip Mukerji Kohler 1
#11 Wesley Kenneth Anderson Regal Beloit America 1
#11 Jacob P. Schneider Milwaukee Electric Tool 1
#11 Jay P. Wilcox Allen-Edmonds Shoe 1

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