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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Monticello, IL ranks #5,183 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 20 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Monticello, IL include Pioneer (Corteva), First-Light Usa, Caterpillar. That works out to 3.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas C. Corbin Pioneer (Corteva) 7
2 Jeremy B. Ross First-Light Usa 5
3 David L. Cox Caterpillar 2
#4 David William Holthaus Caterpillar 1
#4 Derek W. Fultz General Motors 1
#4 Kelby Wayne Klink Mueller International 1
#4 Steven J. Furcich Novita Nutrition 1
#4 Daniel Raymond Hettinger Caterpillar 1
#4 Jeffrey Allen Huffman Mueller International 1

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