Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chillicothe, IL ranks #2,645 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,168 patents from 214 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chillicothe, IL include Caterpillar, Grape Technology Group, Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S.. That works out to 190.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 214 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dennis H. Gibson Caterpillar 68
2 Adam J. Gudat Caterpillar 54
3 John S. Miller Grape Technology Group 34
3 Bryan E. Nelson Caterpillar 34
#5 Alan R. Coutant Caterpillar 31
#6 Gary C. Bryant Caterpillar 28
#7 Robert M. Campion Caterpillar 26
#8 Stephen V. Lunzman Caterpillar 25
#9 Jon T. Immel Caterpillar 23
#10 Daniel Stanek Caterpillar 22
#11 John P. Timmons Caterpillar 21
#12 Christopher R. Gehrke Caterpillar 20
#12 Benjamin J. Kovalick Caterpillar 20
#14 Everett G. Brandt Caterpillar 19
#14 Christopher F. Gallmeyer Caterpillar 19
#16 Allyn P. Bock Caterpillar 17
#16 Scott I. Turner Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. 17
#18 Michael J. Campagna Caterpillar 16
#19 Steven F. Meister Caterpillar 14
#19 Richard A. Carpenter Caterpillar 14
#21 Steven R. Krause Caterpillar 13
#21 Michael D. Beyer Caterpillar 13
#23 Joshua Struble Caterpillar 12
#23 John J. Bernardi Caterpillar 12
#23 Steven C. Bray Caterpillar 12
#26 Timothy Adam Bazyn Caterpillar 11
#27 Donald Stickel Caterpillar 10
#27 Robert N. Stedman Caterpillar 10
#27 Tazio S. Grivetti Caterpillar 10
#27 Michael S. Bond Caterpillar 10
#31 Christopher A. Padilla Caterpillar 9
#31 James Wagner Caterpillar 9
#31 Jason L. Sebright Caterpillar 9
#34 Patrick W. Savage, Jr. Caterpillar 8
#34 Kent C. Bates Caterpillar 8
#34 Matthew F. Fahrenkrug Caterpillar 8
#34 Michael C. Gatz Caterpillar 8
#34 John Morris Vesuvius U S A 8
#34 David L. Dickrell Caterpillar 8
#34 Edward H. Betts, Jr. Caterpillar 8
#34 Francis J. Raab Caterpillar 8
#34 Matthew Thomas Kiser Caterpillar 8
#43 George E. Donaldson Caterpillar 7
#43 Matthew E. Kontz Caterpillar 7
#43 Christopher D. Derham Caterpillar 7
#43 Brian R. Weller Caterpillar 7
#43 Brian R. Janes Caterpillar 7
#48 J. Roger Weber Caterpillar 6
#48 Leon Adcock Caterpillar 6
#48 Daniel Crosby Caterpillar 6

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