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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Colona, IL ranks #10,610 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 184 patents from 33 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Colona, IL include Rock River Arms, Eastman Kodak, John Deere. That works out to 36.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–33 of 33 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lester C. Larson, Jr. Rock River Arms 52
2 Gary F. Roberts Eastman Kodak 18
3 James K. Adamson John Deere 16
#4 Roger Urven Caterpillar 10
#4 Duane Herbert Ziegler John Deere 10
#6 Philip Alan Harden John Deere 8
#6 Richard Lee Forest John Deere 8
#8 Mark J. Svitak Cnh America 5
#8 Duane J. Gosa John Deere 5
#8 Matt White Rock River Arms 5
#11 Robert R. Reese Springfield Armory 4
#11 Samuel Santiago John Deere 4
#11 Daniel Deroo John Deere 4
#14 Jeff Oligmueller Case Gmbh 3
#14 Joe Brown Rock River Arms 3
#14 Douglas K. Boyd Genesis Systems 3
#14 Kyle Tingle John Deere 3
#18 James R. Lerschen 2
#18 Richard Lynn McWilliams 2
#18 Krzysztof Klimaszewski Amano Enzyme 2
#18 Douglas Crawford 2
#18 Wesley Brands John Deere 2
#18 Jim Adamson John Deere 2
#18 James Hymes Case Gmbh 2
#25 Tom McCubbin Rock River Arms 1
#25 Garrett M. Stroot John Deere 1
#25 Charles D. Isaacson John Deere 1
#25 Harold E. Smith International Harvester 1
#25 Lawrence E. Heatherly 1
#25 Mitch Drozd Carlisle Fluid Technologies 1
#25 Peter A. Fredriksen International Jensen Incorporated 1
#25 Misty Dowdal Carleton Life Support Systems 1
#25 Kevin Lee Hocker 1

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