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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chippewa Falls, WI ranks #3,057 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 40 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chippewa Falls, WI include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 2.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Harvey J. Lunsman Hewlett Packard Enterprise 6
2 Steven Dean Hewlett Packard Enterprise 4
3 Michael Scott Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3
3 Daniel Kunkel Sumitomo Rubber Industries 3
#5 James S. Tisol, Jr. Illinois Tool Works 2
#5 Kurt C. Swanson 2
#5 Steve Martin Cray 2
#5 Joseph M. Placek Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2
#5 David W. Edland Illinois Tool Works 2
#10 Gerald A. Thoe Oriel Therapeutics 1
#10 Chris Bergeman Nordson 1
#10 Curtis M. Bowe Curt Manufacturing 1
#10 Benjamin Kufahl Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1
#10 Jeanette Mathews Adobe 1
#10 David Rush Cray 1
#10 Randal S. Passint Cray Research 1
#10 Benjamin H. Moerke Illinois Tool Works 1
#10 Mark Ronald Sikkink Silicon Graphics 1
#10 Salvatore G. Iuliano Nordson 1
#10 Bradley W. Bartilson Cray Research 1
#10 Seth Rooney Rusoh 1
#10 Robert E. Mascia Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1
#10 Josh Williams Tula Health 1

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