Delavan, IL ranks #16,485 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 91 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Delavan, IL include Precision Planting, Caterpillar, Howmet. That works out to 58.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Strnad | Precision Planting | 48 |
| 2 | Virgil R. Hester | Caterpillar | 8 |
| 3 | Mark Alan Gasper | Caterpillar | 5 |
| 3 | Gary L. Demeny | Caterpillar | 5 |
| #5 | Andrew Purvis | Howmet | 4 |
| #6 | Gordon W. Kelly | Caterpillar | 3 |
| #6 | Matthew Alexander | Spark Innovation | 3 |
| #6 | Mike Strnad | Climate | 3 |
| #9 | John Menk | Caterpillar | 2 |
| #9 | Cory P. Barnett | — | 2 |
| #9 | Eric C. Ragar | Cnh Industrial America | 2 |
| #9 | David L. Demeny | Caterpillar | 2 |
| #13 | Russ Argadine | — | 1 |
| #13 | Wilbur G. Hoover | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #13 | Peter P. Hupke | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #13 | Dayne Dalpoas | State Farm | 1 |
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