Northfield, IL ranks #7,993 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 11 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Northfield, IL include Sabratek, Clearwater Holdings, Allstate Insurance. That works out to 1.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sho Chen | Sabratek | 2 |
| 2 | Stephen M. Collins | Clearwater Holdings | 1 |
| 2 | Kurt M. Stricker | Allstate Insurance | 1 |
| 2 | Richard Abrams | — | 1 |
| 2 | Howard Downs | Cognizant Trizetto Software Group | 1 |
| 2 | Robert Knight | Cohesionib | 1 |
| 2 | Gene Spahija | — | 1 |
| 2 | Rhett R. Dennerline | — | 1 |
| 2 | Alan Scott Brownstone | — | 1 |
| 2 | Dogan Civgin | Allstate Insurance | 1 |
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