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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wheaton, IL ranks #1,000 worldwide for total patents filed in 2024, with 140 patents from 69 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wheaton, IL include Smart Power Co., International Truck Intellectual Property Company, E-Lead Electronic Co.. That works out to 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 69 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John Joseph King Smart Power Co. 20
2 Christian Michael Hardin International Truck Intellectual Property Company 7
3 Stephen Chen E-Lead Electronic Co. 5
3 David Schuda Moshun 5
#5 Chris R. Zettinger Arris Enterprises 4
#5 H. Bruce Bond Innovator Capital Management 4
#5 Graham Day Innovator Capital Management 4
#5 John Southard Innovator Capital Management 4
#9 Michael Wiederholt Innovator Capital Management 3
#9 James T. Wexler Uop 3
#9 Charles Calvin Byers Cisco 3
#9 Pavel Savenok Vertigo Media 3
#9 Matthew Hayes Zebra Technologies 3
#9 Aaron Petersdorf Climate 3
#15 Mahesh Krishnamurthy Software Motor 2
#15 Doug Newlin Fenwal 2
#15 Adam Austin Allstate Insurance 2
#15 Roland Mueller Robert Bosch Gmbh 2
#15 Joseph Gerard Schultz Nxp Usa 2
#15 Jeffrey Butler Cunnane Hunter Fan 2
#15 Jason B. Arriaga International Engine Intellectual Property Company 2
#15 Frank J. Yanan Bank of America 2
#15 Scott Sporer Zimmer Orthopedic Surgical Products 2
#15 Sam Dresser 2
#15 Tyler Kincaid United States Gypsum 2
#15 Michael D. Doyle Eolas Technologies 2
#15 Christopher T. Schaafsma Illinois Tool Works 2
#15 Matthew Simpson Chicago Mercantile Exchange 2
#29 William A. Wolf Department Of Veterans Affairs 1
#29 Jan Dvorak Crown Packaging Technology 1
#29 Guy Rosenthal United States Gypsum 1
#29 Stephen K. Gray Uchicago Argonne 1
#29 Peter Ferris Northern Trust 1
#29 Daniel R. Vissers Vissers Battery 1
#29 Shannyn Stuart General Mills 1
#29 Kyle M. Bade Spraying Systems 1
#29 Sharan Raman Iowa State University 1
#29 Gregory Erickson Aptargroup 1
#29 Terry R. Johnson US Dept of Energy 1
#29 Hubert Breton Masonite 1
#29 Naikang Kuan Tyson Foods 1
#29 David J. Montsma Gogo 1
#29 Joseph R. Cortesi 1
#29 Timothy McHugh Huawei 1
#29 Douglas J. Newlin Motorola 1
#29 Periannan Sethupathi 1
#29 Narmadha Kuppuswami 1
#29 Victor Zaderej Molex 1
#29 Gary B. Rutherford 1
#29 Alan Sorrill 1

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