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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brodhead, WI ranks #11,405 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 164 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brodhead, WI include J.L. Clark, Kuhn North America, Arachnid. That works out to 50.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Edward P. Cronin J.L. Clark 26
2 William Bassett Kuhn North America 15
3 Damion D. Babler Kuhn North America 10
3 Patrick G. Rice Arachnid 10
#5 Mark F. Franzen Hamilton Sundstrand 9
#6 Dennis Williams Paccar 8
#6 Brian George Promega 8
#8 Dennis Williams Digital Equipment 7
#8 Christopher Albright Kuhn Knight 7
#10 William Knight Knight Mfg. 6
#11 William M. Saunders Knight Mfg. 5
#11 Chris Albright Kuhn North America 5
#11 Tate T. Harnack IBM 5
#11 Bryan Rowntree Kuhn North America 5
#15 Aaron Wepner Kuhn North America 4
#15 Stanley W. Knight Knight Mfg. 4
#17 Bradley A. Paulson Danisco Us 3
#17 Matthew Douglas Bose 3
#17 Jack Klopfenstein 3
#17 Timothy J. Searles Martin Automatic 3
#21 Paul F. Donovan Illinois Tool Works 2
#21 Justin H. Mainwaring Kuhn North America 2
#21 Jacob L. Peterson Kuhn North America 2
#24 Leonard J. Kitchen Marco Industries 1
#24 John Joseph Jewison Kuhn North America 1
#24 Forrest Niebuhr 1
#24 Robert Gadow 1
#24 Terrence Stryjewski 1
#24 Bill Bassett Kuhn Knight 1
#24 Mary Stryjewski 1
#24 Ed Cronin J.L. Clark 1
#24 Ray C. Douglas 1
#24 Kendall Schlittler Martin Automatic 1
#24 Jacky R. Klopfenstein 1
#24 Mark E. McGinty Woodward 1

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