Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Byron, IL ranks #12,380 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 144 patents from 41 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Byron, IL include Bergstrom, Textron, Hamilton Sundstrand. That works out to 38.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–41 of 41 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Terry Zeigler Bergstrom 32
2 Karl R. Schmitt Textron 18
3 Henry R. Vanderzyden Hamilton Sundstrand 14
#4 Thomas A. Muldowney Hemispheres For All 10
#5 Ethan D. Roberts Emc 8
#6 Shawn K. Reynolds Hamilton Sundstrand 7
#7 Carl T. Eiten Dean Intellectual Property Services Ii 5
#8 Brett J. Snodgrass Woodward 4
#9 Gerard H. Bueche Hamilton Sundstrand 3
#10 Edward Goldstick The Boeing 2
#10 Scott Eugene Starwalt Pierce Biotechnology 2
#10 Thomas Faudree, IV 2
#10 Robert Donald Grennan GE 2
#10 Robert E. Lafurge, Jr. Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#10 Ethan Johnson Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#10 Andy Mugrage Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#10 Brian Daniel Beyer The Toro 2
#10 Damon Dirk Shaw Atwood Industries 2
#10 Mark Bucey Gunite 2
#10 Gary Tope Gunite 2
#21 Robert C. Medearis 1
#21 Timothy D. McVenes 1
#21 Douglas J. Albright Woodward Governor 1
#21 Jon W. Hower 1
#21 Steven P. Barrett Standard Brands Incorporated 1
#21 Matthew A. Barker Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#21 Dennis A. Wiley Atf 1
#21 Kurt L. Kittleson Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#21 Corbet Joseph Kohler 1
#21 Curtis Freeberg Textron 1
#21 Richard L. Nason 1
#21 Roger J. Normand The Reynolds And Reynolds 1
#21 Brianna L. Heim John Deere 1
#21 Dale Szuminski Provo Steel & Supply 1
#21 Dana A. Sievert Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#21 Robert Gronewold Pacific Bearing 1
#21 George Bailey 1
#21 Michael K. Woodruff Chrysler Group 1
#21 Matthew Sagendorf Intercontinental Great Brands 1
#21 Russell L. Crull Textron 1
#21 Eugene H. Paquet W.A. Whitney 1

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