Centralia, IL ranks #17,709 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 81 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Centralia, IL include Lexmark International, Littelfuse, Big 3 Precision Products. That works out to 6.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Ray Droege | Lexmark International | 22 |
| 2 | Daniel B. Onken | Littelfuse | 7 |
| 3 | Joe Biagi | Big 3 Precision Products | 6 |
| 3 | Daniel R. Dobbs | Sundstrand | 6 |
| #5 | Guy H. Henry, III | — | 5 |
| #6 | Ronald D. Fisher | — | 3 |
| #6 | Joel Kwan Barrientos | Unknown | 3 |
| #6 | Ralph Bullock | Unknown | 3 |
| #6 | John C. Prior | — | 3 |
| #6 | Larry D. Greene | Acco Industries | 3 |
| #11 | George C. Lackey | — | 2 |
| #11 | Dale Hartnell | — | 2 |
| #11 | Arthur E. Neumann | — | 2 |
| #14 | Deanna R. Meredith | — | 1 |
| #14 | Larry J. Brashear | Littelfuse | 1 |
| #14 | Bertis N. Kingsley | — | 1 |
| #14 | Tony Sloat | — | 1 |
| #14 | Henning R Matz, IV | — | 1 |
| #14 | Curt Swartzlander | — | 1 |
| #14 | Firooz B. Eslaminovin | — | 1 |
| #14 | Willis Phillips | — | 1 |
| #14 | Stanley Holtkamp | — | 1 |
| #14 | Larry F. Dugan | — | 1 |
| #14 | James E. Folkerts | Joy Global Underground Mining | 1 |
| #14 | Joseph Phoenix | Unknown | 1 |
| #14 | Orland E. Skibinski | — | 1 |
| #14 | Belva L. Walsh | — | 1 |
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