Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Milwaukee, WI ranks #225 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 607 patents from 297 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Milwaukee, WI include Johnson Controls Technology, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp. That works out to 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 297 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sudhi R. Sinha Johnson Controls Technology 32
2 Steven W. Hyma Milwaukee Electric Tool 24
3 Mohammad N. Elbsat Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 16
#4 Matthew J. Ellis Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 8
#4 Eric Mackey Milwaukee Electric Tool 8
#4 David Proeber Milwaukee Electric Tool 8
#7 Ross McIntyre Milwaukee Electric Tool 7
#7 Gareth Mueckl Milwaukee Electric Tool 7
#9 Gerald A. Asp Johnson Controls Technology 6
#9 Alex Mecker S. C. Johnson & Son 6
#9 Anthony R. Erickson Drebo Werkzeugfabrik Gmbh 6
#9 Stephen Matson Milwaukee Electric Tool 6
#9 Ryan J. Malloy Milwaukee Electric Tool 6
#9 William Murray Stoval, III GE 6
#9 Arindam Chakraborty Zurn Industries 6
#9 Cameron R. Schulz Milwaukee Electric Tool 6
#9 Michael A. Matthews Milwaukee Electric Tool 6
#18 Carlos Felipe Alcala Perez Johnson Controls Technology 5
#18 Ryan A. Piaskowski Johnson Controls Technology 5
#18 Julia Padvoiskis Retail Space Solutions 5
#18 Chanseol Chung Kohler 5
#18 Michael Stearns Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#18 Jessica L. Korpela Rockwell Automation 5
#18 Benjamin D. Gall Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#18 Kevin J. Bastyr Harman International Industries, Incorporated 5
#18 Nicole A. Madison Johnson Controls Technology 5
#18 Hongwei Yu Marshall University Research 5
#18 John S. Dey, IV Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#18 Carlos Felipe Alcala Perez 5
#30 Christopher Merkl Johnson Controls Technology 4
#30 Reese L. Vaughn Hellermanntyton Co. 4
#30 David M. Schwalbach Milwaukee Electric Tool 4
#30 Wolfgang Daum GE 4
#30 Robert J. Mack Johnson Controls Technology 4
#35 Douglas J. Carpiaux Bradley Fixtures 3
#35 Sajjad Pourmohammad Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 3
#35 Jared Koch Agco 3
#35 Scott D. Eisenhardt Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#35 Alan Amundson Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#35 Oliver C. Haya Rockwell Automation 3
#35 John Edquist B/E Aerospace 3
#35 Michael S. Baran Rockwell Automation 3
#35 Birger Pahl Eaton 3
#35 Cassandra Anne Schneider Bradley Fixtures 3
#35 Chenlu Zhang Nanchang Coolpad Intelligent Technology Company Limited 3
#35 Sung Jin Cho Samsung 3
#35 Aditya Subramanian Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#35 Rachel L. Goldman 3
#35 Nathan T. Ostrye Johnson Controls Technology 3
#35 Christopher E. Nolte Ahhfactor 3

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