Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sheboygan, WI ranks #789 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 184 patents from 88 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sheboygan, WI include Kohler, Curt G. Joa, Saint-Gobain Placo. That works out to 3.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 88 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Drew Johnson Kohler 12
1 Shawn J. Booth Kohler 12
3 Richard C. Kong Kohler 9
#4 Jill E. Hundley Kohler 8
#4 Clayton C. Garrels Kohler 8
#6 Andrew L. Smith Kohler 6
#7 William C. McKeone Kohler 5
#7 Daniel A. Peterson Curt G. Joa 5
#7 Rafael A. Rexach Kohler 5
#10 Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink Kohler 4
#10 Niels J. Eilmus Kohler 4
#10 Laura Brooks Saint-Gobain Placo 4
#13 Randy O. Mesun Kohler 3
#13 Jason Jon Kreidler Regal Beloit America 3
#13 Jeffrey T. Laundre Kohler 3
#13 Robin A. Goad Kohler 3
#17 Kristin Blada The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#17 Christopher J. Niemann The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#17 Dave Wattenford The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#17 Todd Baumann Kohler 2
#17 Rebecca Neils The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#17 Andrew Stokes Kohler 2
#17 Mark W. Schibur Kohler 2
#17 Matthew R. Wegner Kohler 2
#17 David Charlier The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#17 Gregory de Swarte Kohler 2
#17 Tony L. Lambert Kohler 2
#17 Donald G. Bogenschuetz Kohler 2
#17 Theresa M. Mayer The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 2
#17 Michael James Soetaert Kohler 2
#17 Tyler J. Sierakowski Kohler 2
#17 William Kalk Kohler 2
#17 Mark E. Baumgartner Kohler 2
#17 Michelle Formanek Kohler 2
#35 Stephen J. Bowen Kohler 1
#35 Nicholas D. Conger Kohler 1
#35 Daniel Gordon Gray Palatiumcare 1
#35 Sudeep Ingole Curt G. Joa 1
#35 Don Bogenschuetz Kohler 1
#35 Leslie Petch Kohler 1
#35 Alexander V. LeTourneau Kohler 1
#35 Michael James Dins Kohler 1
#35 Jeremy Rauwerdink Kohler 1
#35 Ben Cohen Kohler 1
#35 Jennifer Tarplee Kohler 1
#35 Dennis J. Faucher Curt G. Joa 1
#35 Coralee S. Sandee Kohler 1
#35 James S. Giefer Kohler 1
#35 John Wojcik The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 1
#35 Ryan R. Detlaff Kohler 1

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