Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Coralville, IA ranks #3,274 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 919 patents from 181 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Coralville, IA include Integrated Dna Technologies, Kempharm, Archery Innovators. That works out to 41.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 181 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark Aaron Behlke Integrated Dna Technologies 81
2 Sven Guenther Kempharm 61
2 James J. Kempf Archery Innovators 61
#4 Kyle B. Van Meter Whirlpool 43
#5 Guochen Chi Kempharm 41
#6 Sean Sweeney Black & Decker 29
#7 Val C. Sheffield University Of Iowa 21
#8 Milan Sonka University Of Iowa 18
#9 Robert J. Butler Sococo 17
#10 Teresa I. Hood Eaton 16
#10 Scott Rose Integrated Dna Technologies 16
#12 Gerald S. Szczech Gillett Canada 14
#13 Garrett Richard Rettig Integrated Dna Technologies 13
#13 Richard Owczarzy Integrated Dna Technologies 13
#15 Maziyar Askari Karchegani Unify Medical 12
#15 Tae-Hong Lim Dongbu Electronics, Co. 12
#15 Alec B. Scranton University Of Iowa 12
#15 Yawfui Yong Integrated Dna Technologies 12
#19 Joseph Dobosy Integrated Dna Technologies 11
#19 Phinit Phisitkul Crossroads Extremity Systems 11
#19 Lingyan Huang Integrated Dna Technologies 11
#22 Joel Holthaus Monsanto Technology 10
#22 Gary W. Small University of California 10
#24 Cole Joseph Cecil Pearson Education 9
#24 Donald Burch Novatorque 9
#24 T. Douglas Hiratzka Rockwell Collins 9
#27 Paul Arens Pearson Education 8
#27 Darryl Nishimura University Of Iowa 8
#29 Nathanael A. Meyer Rockwell Collins 7
#29 Mark Reimer Engineered Seal Products 7
#29 James McLinden University Of Iowa 7
#32 Richard Rives Bird University Of Iowa 6
#32 Kent Short Monsanto Technology 6
#32 Yuri L. Khmelnitsky Albany Molecular Research 6
#32 Jonathan J. Tiemeier Maytag 6
#32 Gerald Lessard West Liberty Foods 6
#37 John Kamholz Wayne State University 5
#37 Delano R. Freeberg Phenolics 5
#37 Binu Abraham Motorola Mobility 5
#37 George Morden Evergreen Packaging 5
#37 David J Forman Suncourt 5
#37 Liu Hong University Of Iowa 5
#37 Johnny M. Brown Dana Limited 5
#37 James L. Schoenfelder Solar 5
#45 Robert Mullins University Of Iowa 4
#45 Umamakeswaran Veerasingam Pearson Education 4
#45 Allen C. Wiley 4
#45 Guadalupe Antonio Sanchez Whirlpool 4
#45 WILL WHITEMAN Kinze Manufacturing 4
#45 Derek Lehman Whirlpool 4

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