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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bluffton, IN ranks #11,820 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 155 patents from 51 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bluffton, IN include GE, Regal Beloit, Cts. That works out to 15.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 51 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David A. Williams GE 24
2 Philip Wayne Johnson Regal Beloit 13
3 Richard Cooper Cts 9
#4 Edward J. Schaefer Franklin Electric Co. 8
#5 Kurt A. Ringger International Truck Intellectual Property Company 7
#6 Dennis L. Harris Midmark 6
#6 David L. Reiff General Manufacturing 6
#6 Paul J. Reiff General Manufacturing 6
#9 Richard Rosenbrock The Middleby 5
#10 August L. Streater Franklin Electric Co. 4
#10 Chris Allen Honegger Rethceif Enterprises 4
#10 Gene Meyer Franklin Electric Co. 4
#10 Donald Yake Newfrey 4
#14 Jacob M. Oswalt Brunswick 3
#14 Edward D. Sigl Bowmar Instrument 3
#14 Steven L. Stroup, Jr. Crown Unlimited Machine 3
#14 Bryan D. Drummond Franklin Electric Co. 3
#18 Kenneth D. George Franklin Electric Co. 2
#18 Phillip T. Stoller 2
#18 Larry Stoller 2
#18 Nelson Broman Phd 2
#18 William Wallace 2
#18 Walter H. Aeschliman 2
#18 John D. Buskirk Tuthill 2
#18 Kent Markley Franklin Electric Co. 2
#18 William A. Mann, II 2
#27 Jeffrey S. Makowski 1
#27 Mark A. Makowski 1
#27 Larry D. Talbott Franklin Electric Co. 1
#27 Timothy L. Hartigan Cts 1
#27 Wes W. Gerber 1
#27 Danny Lee Tomac Riley Power 1
#27 John R. Beeks 1
#27 Lyla Joanna Fischer Booz Allen Hamilton 1
#27 Jason G. Awad Franklin Electric Co. 1
#27 Brandon Geisel 1
#27 James D. Hiester 1
#27 Marvin Reinhard Navistar International Transportation 1
#27 K. Lynn Doughty Franklin Electric Co. 1
#27 Linda M. Reinhard Franklin Electric Co. 1
#27 Garold W. Pfeifer 1
#27 Johann G. Hasslbeck 1
#27 Lee J. Lakes 1
#27 Dale D. Wetters Franklin Electric Co. 1
#27 Wendell B. King Dana Limited 1
#27 Brian K. Reaser 1
#27 William R. Heign Navistar International Transportation 1
#27 Donald W. Newman 1
#27 Thomas K. Antrim Franklin Electric Co. 1
#27 Phyllis A. Croy 1

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