Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Canton, IL ranks #13,526 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 125 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Canton, IL include Artventive Medical Group, Caterpillar, Food Equipment Technologies Company. That works out to 9.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew R. Leopold Artventive Medical Group 20
2 Frank Arthur Willis Caterpillar 10
2 Patrick Cozad Caterpillar 10
#4 Bartosz Sokolski Food Equipment Technologies Company 7
#4 Dennis W. Dawson, Jr. 7
#4 Mark A. Tarvin Caterpillar 7
#7 Isaiah Amstutz Natural Fiber Welding 6
#8 Philip T. Brinkman Philippi-Hagenbuch 5
#8 Jerry D. Jarnagin 5
#10 Kenneth Nebergall Caterpillar 4
#11 Steven Williamson 3
#11 James V. Dornberger Caterpillar 3
#11 Clarence W. Phillips Computer Services 3
#11 Todd M. BLINDT Caterpillar 3
#15 Rick A. Harmon 2
#15 Donald W. Cook Elixir Industries 2
#15 Gerry A. Jacobus 2
#15 Jimmie D. Essex 2
#15 Roy Wookey Caterpillar 2
#15 Brian A. Frank 2
#15 Anthony R. Snyder Caterpillar 2
#22 Keith Koehler Molex 1
#22 Steven J. Potokar 1
#22 Brandon Hootman Caterpillar 1
#22 David R. Bremer 1
#22 Daniel J. Sprague 1
#22 Daniel T. Lynn 1
#22 Joshua Clifton Short Caterpillar 1
#22 Gilbert G. Moss National Steel 1
#22 David S. Ohaver Caterpillar 1
#22 Fred C. Selkey Honeywell 1
#22 Bob J. Ackerman 1
#22 Timothy Mark Wells 1
#22 Betty Jo Rosson 1
#22 James A. Chambers John Deere 1
#22 Anthony Crumb Caterpillar 1
#22 Duane E. Wegerer International Harvester 1
#22 Steve Flinn 1
#22 F. Michael Boone Caterpillar 1

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