Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Plainfield, IL ranks #1,422 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 97 patents from 58 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plainfield, IL include Lumileds, Arris Enterprises, Barel Ip. That works out to 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 58 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ronald Johannes Bonne Lumileds 11
2 Faisal Ishtiaq Arris Enterprises 6
3 Michael S. Yatsco Barel Ip 5
#4 Steven Michael Schennum Rai Strategic Holdings 4
#5 Jason R. Croy Uchicago Argonne 3
#5 Tyler Greek Marmon Foodservice Technologies 3
#5 Joshua D. Zimmerman Cnh Industrial America 3
#8 Christopher Price Northern Trust 2
#8 Harry W. Sarkas Nanophase Technologies 2
#8 Steven Kraft Cabot Microelectronics 2
#8 Anirudha V. Sumant Uchicago Argonne 2
#8 Gregory L. Kuffel Panduit 2
#8 Chongxi Yu Techfields Pharma Co. 2
#8 Anthony Scalise Hollister Incorporated 2
#8 Mitchell Hodges Google 2
#8 Pankaj Kumar Singh Cabot Microelectronics 2
#8 Bhavin Kadakia Commscope Technologies 2
#8 Yuri M. Gallegos Panduit 2
#19 Wesley Thomas Payne Caterpillar 1
#19 Christopher Marszalek Sennco Solutions 1
#19 Krzysztof Pupek Uchicago Argonne 1
#19 Paul D. Elwood Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 1
#19 Ray Matyka Molex 1
#19 Michael J. Hanson Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#19 Scott Allen Long Cnh Industrial America 1
#19 Randy Lee Eberly Lummus Technology 1
#19 Matthew J. Van Meter Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 1
#19 Scott A. Elkins Cnh Industrial America 1
#19 David Michael Burt Torotrak (Development) Limited 1
#19 Mulugheta Zelleke AT&T 1
#19 Koray Kuscu Chicago Bridge & Iron 1
#19 Kim Le Brainlab Ag 1
#19 Susan Buckles The Servicemaster 1
#19 Edward L. Goings Kpmg Llp 1
#19 Joel D. Kwasny Panduit 1
#19 Thomas Anthony Pecoraro Veolia Water Technologies 1
#19 Nick Jackowski Provisur Technologies 1
#19 Jeff Pollard Restaurant Technology 1
#19 John Morris Ross Continental Plastic Containers 1
#19 Chris A. Kruegel 1
#19 Corey Lyn Herrboldt The Chamberlain Group 1
#19 John Berst Components Express 1
#19 Kelly Tina Lin Thermos L.L.C. 1
#19 Kai C. Lui Panduit 1
#19 Scott A. Marks Caterpillar 1
#19 Raymond Matyka Molex 1
#19 Larry Mitchell Grela Unknown 1
#19 Jeffrey S. Spangenberger Uchicago Argonne 1
#19 Aaron Robert Dahl Gkn Armstrong Wheels 1
#19 Xing Chen Uchicago Argonne 1

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