Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waterloo, IA ranks #3,057 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 40 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waterloo, IA include John Deere, Indiana University Research And Technology, Tenneco Automotive Operating Company. That works out to 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard N. Knowles John Deere 4
2 Eric J. Hruby John Deere 3
2 Douglas S. Brocco John Deere 3
#4 Paul Thomas Bruss John Deere 2
#4 Yanhong Ochs 2
#4 Dean Arden Boyce John Deere 2
#4 Pratir Punjani John Deere 2
#4 Jeremy M. Kessens John Deere 2
#4 Matthew B. Winhold John Deere 2
#10 Aaron Peterson John Deere 1
#10 Jade E. Bender John Deere 1
#10 Todd Whiting John Deere 1
#10 Chase A. Freidig John Deere 1
#10 Axel J. Hoogland John Deere 1
#10 Hrishikesh Balasaheb Zambare Indiana University Research And Technology 1
#10 Andrew F. Rames John Deere 1
#10 Thomas M. Harris Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 1
#10 Norman K. Keller John Deere 1
#10 Dennis Lickteig 1
#10 David L. Stuber John Deere 1
#10 Noah F. Homan John Deere 1
#10 Bradley John McCarthy Roskamp Champion 1
#10 John Potter British Telecommunications Public Limited 1
#10 Brad Hanes 1
#10 Bruce L. Upchurch John Deere 1
#10 Edwin R. Kreis John Deere 1
#10 Richard Groves A10 Networks, Incorporated 1

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