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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Springfield, IL ranks #3,028 worldwide for total patents filed in 2022, with 39 patents from 30 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Springfield, IL include Whitewater West Industries, Cognitive Systems, Monsanto Technology. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–30 of 30 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Rick A. Briggs Whitewater West Industries 5
2 William Halford Cognitive Systems 2
2 Jeffrey Hall Monsanto Technology 2
2 Terence P. Purcell IBM 2
2 Seth Cody Ensign The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 2
2 Kent James Amvac Chemical 2
#7 Bernard Boon Chye Lim 1
#7 Keith A. Kabrick Caterpillar 1
#7 John Ciente 1
#7 John T. Knepler Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Ian Fedeli Amazon 1
#7 Matthew HOHIMER Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Christopher Hardy Design Ideas 1
#7 Laurie A. Owen Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Adam Booher Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Jason M. Banning Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Jane Ann Harris Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Ralph S Barr 1
#7 Prashanth Sankaran Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Jermaine L. Ward Unknown 1
#7 William E. Midden Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Charles H. Clark Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Chen-I Huang Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Kerry S. Martin John Deere 1
#7 B. Sharma Angiomedics Ii Incorporated 1
#7 Barry O'Dell Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Joshua T. Craig Bunn-O-Matic 1
#7 Kevin McVary Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University 1
#7 R. Neal Post Design Ideas 1
#7 Geza Kogler Georgia Tech Research 1

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