Moline, IL ranks #3,802 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 30 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Moline, IL include John Deere, Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Genesis Systems. That works out to 0.7 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 | Steve A. Coon | John Deere | 8 |
| 2 | Hema V. Guthy | John Deere | 3 |
| 3 | Yifu Wu | John Deere | 2 |
| 3 | Joshua C. Heitsman | John Deere | 2 |
| 3 | Alan D. Sheidler | John Deere | 2 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Bostrom | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa | 2 |
| #7 | Peter A. Johnson | John Deere | 1 |
| #7 | Colin Hudson | John Deere | 1 |
| #7 | Donald K. Landphair | John Deere | 1 |
| #7 | Sebastian Blank | John Deere | 1 |
| #7 | Jayson Yardley | — | 1 |
| #7 | Susan Kay Fentem | — | 1 |
| #7 | Brian Gorge | Genesis Systems | 1 |
| #7 | Pete Hamlin | — | 1 |
| #7 | Christine Hanson-Ehlinger | — | 1 |
| #7 | Olivier Witteveen | — | 1 |
| #7 | Mark Toomey | Lawrence Brothers | 1 |
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