Joliet, IL ranks #2,941 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 42 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Joliet, IL include National Service Alliance—Houston, International Engine Intellectual Property Company, Cnh Industrial America. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Pollack | National Service Alliance—Houston | 9 |
| 1 | Chad Lawman | National Service Alliance—Houston | 9 |
| 3 | Michael Majewski | International Engine Intellectual Property Company | 4 |
| #4 | Davis W. Jaspers | — | 2 |
| #4 | Bojan Jelenkovic | Cnh Industrial America | 2 |
| #6 | Robert G. Bucciferro | Panduit | 1 |
| #6 | Nicholaus J. Bauer | — | 1 |
| #6 | Roberto Romero | Advanced Refining Technologies | 1 |
| #6 | Christopher McBride | Johns Manville | 1 |
| #6 | Karl VanMeter | R.R. Brink Locking Systems | 1 |
| #6 | Scott R. Hammac | Prince Castle | 1 |
| #6 | Walter Belchine, III | Illinois Tool Works | 1 |
| #6 | Nathan David Cork | — | 1 |
| #6 | Justin T. Stetler | — | 1 |
| #6 | Jonathan W. Goding | Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. | 1 |
| #6 | Kurt Allen Bihler | — | 1 |
| #6 | James P. Walsh | IBM | 1 |
| #6 | John Dow Harris, Jr. | The Hillshire Brands | 1 |
| #6 | Lorraine M. LaFreniere | The University Of Chicago | 1 |
| #6 | Christopher C. Boffa | Nanophase Technologies | 1 |
| #6 | Julio Rubio | B-O-F | 1 |
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