Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manitowoc, WI ranks #2,427 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 53 patents from 31 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manitowoc, WI include Illinois Tool Works, Cnh Industrial America, The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.. That works out to 1.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–31 of 31 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William Joshua Becker Illinois Tool Works 8
2 Nathan Paul Brooks Cnh Industrial America 6
3 Aamer Mohammed The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 4
3 Billy Jack Ahola Kohler 4
#5 Jay Z. Muchin M Group 2
#5 David J. Merten M Group 2
#5 Tony J. Kopidlansky The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#5 Troy Becker Kohler 2
#9 Zachary J. Schreiner Kohler 1
#9 Brian Siehr Kohler 1
#9 Matthew S. Tlachac Orion Energy Systems 1
#9 David A. Robertson Varian 1
#9 Ronald Hoffman Unknown 1
#9 Ernie Cvetezar 1
#9 Brian Cvetezar 1
#9 Jeff Cvetezar 1
#9 David J. Barrent 1
#9 David Weiss Ut-Battelle 1
#9 Logan Brent Berge 1
#9 G. Joseph Ring 1
#9 Bronson E. Foust Manitowoc Crane Companies 1
#9 Marc Meade Orion Energy Systems 1
#9 John W. Herrmann Anchor Hocking 1
#9 Ryan M. Franzen Orion Energy Systems 1
#9 Richard Carey The Metal Ware 1
#9 Ming-De Deng Arkion Life Sciences 1
#9 Jared Muench Unknown 1
#9 David J. Pech Manitowoc Crane Companies 1
#9 Joseph R. Rucinski Manitowoc Crane Companies 1
#9 Ron Ogletree Orion Energy Systems 1
#9 Charles E. Wernecke Manitowoc Crane Companies 1

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