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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lombard, IL ranks #1,804 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 74 patents from 44 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lombard, IL include Molex, Sram, Dunan Sensing. That works out to 1.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–44 of 44 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kent E. Regnier Molex 7
2 Kevin Wesling Sram 5
3 Tom Nguyen Dunan Sensing 4
3 Eric J. Hefner Motorola Mobility 4
#5 Navtej Singh International Engine Intellectual Property Company 3
#5 Doug Metzel Carl Freudenberg Kg 3
#7 Oddy Khamharn The Chamberlain Group 2
#7 Paul Brian HIIDEL Vertiv 2
#7 Sajid A. Safvi 2
#7 Andrew S. Poling Kove Ip 2
#7 Timothy Brooklyn Strouse Vertiv 2
#7 Scott Glovier Cnh Industrial America 2
#7 Timothy S. Ellis Simpson Strong-Tie Company 2
#7 Timothy A. Stabrawa Kove Ip 2
#7 Kyle Buzzard Skip Hop 2
#7 John M. Jaugilas The Boeing 2
#17 Philip Urnezis Wm. Wrigley Jr. 1
#17 Hiroyuki Kasuga Nec Display Solutions 1
#17 Jonathan O. Spence Black & Decker 1
#17 William J. Walsh Rexam Beverage Can 1
#17 Paul T. Dolce JPMorgan Chase 1
#17 James N. Turner Coriant Operations 1
#17 Siddique Ali Khateeb Razack 1
#17 Timothy Braun Cardinal Ig 1
#17 Daniel J. Schrementi Incredible Technologies 1
#17 Brian Young Tidi Products 1
#17 James W. Citta Touchsensor Technologies 1
#17 Ronald C. Farnum Dpg Usa 1
#17 Rayna L. S. Kearney Wilson Sporting Goods 1
#17 William A. Demeris, JR. 1
#17 Andrei Makartchouk International Engine Intellectual Property Company 1
#17 Ganesh Nagaraj Chennakesavelu Littelfuse 1
#17 Jeffrey Graham Rosenthal Chicago Mercantile Exchange 1
#17 Elizabeth MacLean Meacham Lummus Technology 1
#17 Michael Charles Keblusek International Engine Intellectual Property Company 1
#17 Chad William Wooters 1
#17 Sarki A. Abdulkadir Northwestern University 1
#17 William D. Severa Wilson Sporting Goods 1
#17 Edwin Earl King Cozzini 1
#17 Edward L. Vechiola Standard Car Truck 1
#17 Edward Laird The Chamberlain Group 1
#17 Phil Giordano 1
#17 Michael R. Franzen 1
#17 Jace H. Frechette Ireco 1

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