Oak Brook, IL ranks #1,804 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 74 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oak Brook, IL include Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, Macneil Ip, Restaurant Technology. That works out to 9.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehul Desai | Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 | 32 |
| 2 | David S. Iverson | Macneil Ip | 9 |
| 3 | Glenn Schackmuth | Restaurant Technology | 5 |
| #4 | Anil R. Oroskar | Uop | 3 |
| #4 | Asha A. Oroskar | Orochem Technologies | 3 |
| #6 | Constantine S. Grapsas | A.I.M. Holding | 2 |
| #6 | Richard K. Joutras | Artco-Bell | 2 |
| #6 | Bartosz A. Dajnowski | — | 2 |
| #6 | John Conway | Elkay Manufacturing | 2 |
| #10 | David Aaron Burnett | Corning Incorporated | 1 |
| #10 | John S. Pircon | Benetech | 1 |
| #10 | Ali N. Syed | Avlon Industries | 1 |
| #10 | Norris Swilley | Elkay Manufacturing | 1 |
| #10 | Amar L. Agadi | — | 1 |
| #10 | Brian Chung | Elkay Manufacturing | 1 |
| #10 | James W. Bacus | Cell Analysis Systems | 1 |
| #10 | Miklos Bende | — | 1 |
| #10 | Myrna Morales | Elkay Manufacturing | 1 |
| #10 | Katherine M. Holian | Baxter Healthcare Sa | 1 |
| #10 | Gautham Anil Oroskar | Orochem Technologies | 1 |
| #10 | Magdalena Dajnowski | — | 1 |
| #10 | Charlie Zhang | D-Cut Products | 1 |
| #10 | Michael A. Wojcik | Blistex | 1 |
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