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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Delafield, WI ranks #4,130 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 27 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Delafield, WI include Innovative Environmental Companies, Johnson Controls Technology, Harley-Davidson Motor Company. That works out to 3.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Walter Hawkins Innovative Environmental Companies 3
2 John R. Schwartz Johnson Controls Technology 2
2 Ben M. Lund Harley-Davidson Motor Company 2
2 Michael Patrick Culhane Cooper Technologies 2
2 Robert G. Townsend Briggs & Stratton 2
2 William H. Lane Caterpillar 2
2 Adrian F. Warner GE 2
#8 Robert Iles Generac Power Systems 1
#8 Joseph Thomas Dalum Power Technology Holdings 1
#8 Michael E. Wagner Johnson Service 1
#8 David Cruikshank Bauer Hockey 1
#8 Patrick Mullins Husco International 1
#8 Richard M. Acker Briggs & Stratton 1
#8 David R. Bauer Milwaukee Electric Tool 1
#8 Andrew Schmidt Serial 1 Cycle Company 1
#8 David Thomas Rutledge 1
#8 Joel Arnold Seidler 1
#8 Christopher Rebholz Follicle 1
#8 Martin Koenig Fraunhofer 1

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