Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Cherry Valley, IL ranks #10,078 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 198 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Cherry Valley, IL include Hamilton Sundstrand, Sundstrand, Inertia Dynamics. That works out to 68.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew R. Wilkinson Hamilton Sundstrand 26
2 Matthew L. Wilhide Hamilton Sundstrand 21
3 Jeff A. Brown Hamilton Sundstrand 18
#4 Dean A. Norem Hamilton Sundstrand 17
#5 Teddy L. Jones Sundstrand 11
#6 Stephen E. Nyquist Inertia Dynamics 9
#7 Tom A. Utecht Hamilton Sundstrand 8
#8 James Schaefer Swenson Spreader 7
#9 Mark A. Osborn Hamilton Sundstrand 6
#9 Guido Biagini Sundstrand 6
#11 Eric H. Wolter Abar Ipsen Industries 5
#11 Jeffrey W. O'Hara Illinois Tool Works 5
#13 Yaser J. Isa Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#14 Gregory J. Bradley Hamilton Sundstrand 3
#14 Merle L. Bennett Sundstrand 3
#14 Bruce A. Krandel Sundstrand 3
#17 Andrew James Blackmer 2
#17 Ted L. Jones Sundstrand 2
#17 Thomas Anderson Air Products And Chemicals 2
#17 Rhoda Fox 2
#17 Gregory E. Sund B/E Aerospace 2
#17 Dennis Etienne Roepsch Ingersoll Cutting Tool 2
#17 Thomas E. Barker Dentsply International 2
#17 Bob Schaefer Louis Berkman 2
#17 Brandon M. Grell Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#17 Brian Christopher Herrli 2
#17 Gary Thompson Sundstrand 2
#17 Kerry M. Peters Sundstrand 2
#29 Louis G. Cowan W.A. Whitney 1
#29 Richard Nallenweg Sundstrand 1
#29 Jerold L. Blackmer Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#29 James Ehrlich Evac Oy 1
#29 Cody Bowers Evac Oy 1
#29 James Oltz Evac Oy 1
#29 Sean Thomas Kinsman R.P. Scherer Technologies 1
#29 Karl James Hamilton Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#29 Jeffery S. MacDonald Rapid Air 1
#29 Alexander Victor Puzin Bergstrom 1
#29 Aida Virginia Bennett Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#29 Thomas Utecht Sundstrand 1
#29 Pierce Barker, III 1
#29 Michael A. Seno Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#29 Michael J. Marcier 1
#29 Robert H. Mierow Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#29 Richard William Bormett Renishaw Plc 1
#29 Frank Ardito 1
#29 Bruce Mathwich Ideal Industries 1
#29 Mateusz Lukasz Wielgos Greenlee Tools 1
#29 Rodney C. Swanson 1
#29 James Aaron Buerosse Sundstrand 1

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