Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Channahon, IL ranks #7,698 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 292 patents from 78 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Channahon, IL include Caterpillar, Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C., Case Gmbh. That works out to 21.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 78 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lonnie J. Devier Caterpillar 26
2 Damon E. Dilworth Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 18
3 Troy D. Bateman Case Gmbh 17
#4 Thomas W. COCHRAN Ineos Styrolution Group Gmbh 13
#5 William P. Burns Baxter International 11
#6 Jeffrey R. Zawacki Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 10
#7 Richard Korczak Andrew 9
#7 Jeff R. Zawacki Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 9
#9 Kevin Cherveny Navigation Technologies 8
#9 Jack D. Tison Panduit 8
#11 Heymo Hormann Clover Technologies Group 7
#11 Raymond Mullins 7
#11 Wayne H. Webster Formax 7
#11 Dave Wesen Aspect Software 7
#11 Michael J. Formenti Google 7
#16 Michael J. Mientus Caterpillar 6
#16 Steven Evans Global Oled Technology 6
#18 Garrett Rogers GE 5
#19 Thomas L. Rowe Charcoal Companion Limited 4
#19 Matthew Mowers Caterpillar 4
#19 Harold Kazier Loders Croklaan Usa 4
#19 Glen Jones Delaware Capital Formation 4
#19 Gregory Bauer Illinois Tool Works 4
#19 Donald G. Flaynik, Jr. 4
#19 Joseph L. Rodawold Illinois Tool Works 4
#26 Kenneth W. Minor, Sr. 3
#26 Moses I. Akpan Caterpillar 3
#26 William Charles Leonhardt Oldcastle Architectural 3
#26 David Wesen Rockwell Electronic Commerce Technologies 3
#26 Keith W. Minor 3
#26 Carl McIlheran Caterpillar 3
#26 Michael T. McGrath Ade 3
#26 Tom Lawson Lm Manufacturing 3
#26 Douglas Francis Power House Tool 3
#35 Larry McDowell 2
#35 Rick Korczak Andrew 2
#35 David J. Papesh 2
#35 James M. Edge Quantum Chemical 2
#35 Eugene E. Latimer Caterpillar 2
#35 Tom Tongue Loders Croklaan Usa 2
#35 Joshua Eartly Bunge Oils 2
#35 John Orenga Mcneil-Ppc 2
#35 Theodore J. LaFeber, III 2
#35 Douglas John Francis, Sr. Power House Tool 2
#35 Jamal Atra 2
#35 Randy Aneloski Caterpillar 2
#47 Ryan C. Coleman Midtronics 1
#47 Gary V. Moyer 1
#47 Jeffery A. Green 1
#47 James W. Walcher Exelon Generation Company 1

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