Metamora, IL ranks #3,802 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 30 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Metamora, IL include Caterpillar, Cnh Industrial America, USDA. That works out to 7.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey R. Ries | Caterpillar | 5 |
| 2 | Scott B. Fiveland | Caterpillar | 4 |
| 3 | Lance Cowper | Caterpillar | 3 |
| 3 | Abram M. Ingold | Caterpillar | 3 |
| #5 | James M. Voelker | Caterpillar | 2 |
| #5 | Curtis John Caldwell | Caterpillar | 2 |
| #7 | Matthew R. Sudbrink | Cnh Industrial America | 1 |
| #7 | Patricia J. Slininger | USDA | 1 |
| #7 | Teddy E. Kingham | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #7 | Tobias James Toennies | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #7 | Matthew Lee Boggs | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #7 | Dennis E. Roberts | Zebco Holdings | 1 |
| #7 | Mark Scaife | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #7 | Douglas Trent Weaver | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #7 | Noah K. Buerkett | Kress | 1 |
| #7 | Jeremy Lee Vogel | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #7 | Abe Ingold | Caterpillar | 1 |
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