Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Des Plaines, IL ranks #826 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,050 patents from 807 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Des Plaines, IL include Uop, Riddell, Chicago Mercantile Exchange. That works out to 66.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 807 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paolo Palmas Uop 100
2 Kurt M. Vanden Bussche Uop 81
3 Vittorio Bologna Riddell 79
#4 Thad M. Ide Riddell 75
#5 José Antonio Acuña-Rohter Chicago Mercantile Exchange 61
#6 David A. Wegerer Uop 60
#7 Mark D. Moser Uop 53
#8 Blaise J. Arena Uop 52
#8 Justin Rohde Baxter Healthcare Sa 52
#10 Grigory Mazo Verdesian Life Sciences U.S. 42
#11 Jacob Mazo Verdesian Life Sciences U.S. 39
#11 Grady Irey Allstate Insurance 39
#13 Doss Samikkannu Amtab Manufacturing 38
#14 Andrew K. Tryner Wilson Sporting Goods 37
#15 Joseph J. Geib Cummins-Allison 36
#16 Slobodan S. Zivanovic Honey-Can-Do International 34
#17 Sofya Tsymbalov G.D. Searle 32
#18 Eugene Gore Impossible Objects 31
#18 John T. Roberts Roberts Systems 31
#20 Tai-Hsiang Chao Uop 30
#21 Paul G. Schnizlein AMD 29
#21 James R. Wittbold United States Gypsum 29
#23 John A. Petri Uop 28
#24 Edwin James Harris, IV Littelfuse 26
#25 Donald C. Wood Desoto 25
#26 Timothy P. Laabs The Eastern 24
#26 Jason Trotter Illinois Tool Works 24
#28 Constante P. Tagamolila Uop 23
#28 J. W. Adriaan Sachtler Uop 23
#28 John M. Zimmerman Desoto 23
#31 Daniel S. Pusateri Snap-On Incorporated 22
#31 Stephen C. Oberheim Robert Bosch Gmbh 22
#33 Murphy Gillogly Riddell 21
#33 James J. Coogan Siemens Industry 21
#33 Victor G. Mycynek Zenith Electronics 21
#36 Ioannis Koktzoglou Northshore University Healthsystem 19
#36 Stephanie Pasko Medline Industries, Lp 19
#36 John G. Gatsis Uop 19
#36 Wharton Sinkler Uop 19
#40 Michael Jaron Home Products International 18
#40 Mark Van Wees Uop 18
#40 David R. Snyder Questek Innovations 18
#40 Dusan J. Engel Uop 18
#40 Mark Budzik Trim-Tex 18
#40 Zude Weng E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 18
#46 Scott D. Beutler Motorola 17
#46 Gerard J. Gundling Abbott 17
#46 David T. Nisius Varex Imaging 17
#46 Mirza A. Baig Usg Interiors 17
#50 Dipan Pravin Surati Fellowes 16

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