Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sheboygan, WI ranks #840 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 166 patents from 81 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sheboygan, WI include Kohler, Paxar, Bemis Manufacturing. That works out to 3.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 81 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Drew Johnson Kohler 12
2 Shawn J. Booth Kohler 8
2 Andrew L. Smith Kohler 8
#4 Niels J. Eilmus Kohler 7
#5 Rafael A. Rexach Kohler 6
#6 Alexander V. LeTourneau Kohler 5
#6 Brandon H. Miller Kohler 5
#8 Brian M. Kaule Kohler 4
#8 Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr. Kohler 4
#8 Gregory de Swarte Paxar 4
#11 Donald G. Bogenschuetz Kohler 3
#11 Jill E. Hundley Kohler 3
#11 Roque M. Corpuz, Jr. Kohler 3
#11 Luke James Worth Kohler 3
#11 Jonathan Arndt Bemis Manufacturing 3
#11 Jason Jon Kreidler Regal Beloit America 3
#11 Stephanie Szemetylo Kohler 3
#11 Stephen J. Bowen Kohler 3
#11 James S. Giefer Kohler 3
#20 Yutong Wu Kohler 2
#20 Jennifer Tarplee Kohler 2
#20 Coralee S. Sandee Kohler 2
#20 Leslie Petch Kohler 2
#20 Jeffrey T. Laundre Kohler 2
#20 Richard C. Kong Kohler 2
#20 William C. McKeone Kohler 2
#20 William Gysi Kohler 2
#20 David J. Richter-O'Connell Kohler 2
#20 Zhiyu Liu Kohler 2
#20 Laura Brooks Saint-Gobain Placo 2
#20 Erin Lilly Kohler 2
#20 Shashank Varma Kohler 2
#20 Randy O. Mesun Kohler 2
#34 Austen G. Thogersen Kohler 1
#34 Jack E. Davies Kohler 1
#34 David Andrew Wortelboer Milwaukee Electric Tool 1
#34 Jesse Justus Anthony Liftgates 1
#34 Michael Stelter Bemis Manufacturing 1
#34 Nicholas Scott Steenwyk Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#34 Carrie N. Hack Kohler 1
#34 Erich C. Vierkant, III Kohler 1
#34 Jeff Middlesworth Curt G. Joa 1
#34 Shankar Mathur Seetharaman Kohler 1
#34 Chad J. Cochart Kohler 1
#34 Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink Kohler 1
#34 Vindhya K. Tiwari Kohler 1
#34 David J. Macon Kohler 1
#34 Gregory de Swarte Kohler 1
#34 Robert E. Andrews Curt G. Joa 1
#34 Perry D. Erickson Kohler 1

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