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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brimfield, IL ranks #10,574 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 185 patents from 44 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brimfield, IL include Kress, Caterpillar, Illinois Valley Holding. That works out to 237.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–44 of 44 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Edward S. Kress Kress 17
2 Michael J. Barngrover Caterpillar 16
3 Donald J. Waldman Caterpillar 13
#4 Clifford O. Jeske Caterpillar 12
#4 Jason Lee Van Farowe Caterpillar 12
#6 Scott Larson Caterpillar 9
#6 Robert A. Herold Caterpillar 9
#8 Daniel W. Hoyt Caterpillar 8
#8 Roger E. Lawson Caterpillar 8
#10 Aaron L. Dunaway Caterpillar 7
#10 Jeffrey Clark Krieger Caterpillar 7
#12 Jeffery T. Fischer Caterpillar 6
#13 Randall A. Harlow Caterpillar 5
#13 Bryan Thomas Siegel Caterpillar 5
#15 John W. Milem Caterpillar 4
#15 Jonathan C. Catton Caterpillar 4
#17 Thomas A. McCauley Caterpillar 3
#17 Brandon L. Hagman Caterpillar 3
#17 Keith A. Leisinger Caterpillar 3
#17 Thomas Palmer Caterpillar 3
#17 Joseph E. Allen Caterpillar 3
#17 Jackson C. Medley Kress 3
#23 Eric E. Sollenberger Caterpillar 2
#23 William G. Clelland, III Caterpillar 2
#23 Danny w. Boettcher Kress 2
#26 Jeffrey T. Fischer Caterpillar 1
#26 Jennie L. Nelson Caterpillar 1
#26 Dennis H. Thomas Kress 1
#26 Daniel L. Loer Caterpillar 1
#26 Marianne F. Waldman Illinois Valley Holding 1
#26 R. Carl Wilbur Caterpillar 1
#26 Gregory R. Scotti Caterpillar 1
#26 Lynsey Hart Caterpillar 1
#26 Jan C. Kline Caterpillar 1
#26 Barbara J. Stenger 1
#26 Loyd Hurn 1
#26 Ervin E. Mangus Caterpillar 1
#26 Robert R. McKnown 1
#26 Mike Barngrover Caterpillar 1
#26 Dale E. Milton Caterpillar 1
#26 D. Brent Cluskey Caterpillar 1
#26 Corey Vaughn Caterpillar 1
#26 Richard L. Joyce Caterpillar 1
#26 Gregory L. Hudson Caterpillar 1

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