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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Columbia, IL ranks #15,140 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 4 patents from 3 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Columbia, IL include Handi-Craft, The Upjohn, Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–3 of 3 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark D. Reed Handi-Craft 2
2 Richard Heier The Upjohn 1
2 Kristopher Michael Kirmess Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University 1

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