Durand, IL ranks #16,044 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 95 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durand, IL include Knowles Electronics, Schneider Electric Buildings, GE. That works out to 68.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter V. Loeppert | Knowles Electronics | 57 |
| 2 | Kurt R. Thomas | Schneider Electric Buildings | 11 |
| 3 | Kevin P. Hallisey | GE | 6 |
| #4 | Bonnie Dickinson | Invensys Building Systems | 4 |
| #4 | Scott A Wilke | 4 | |
| #6 | Randy D. Long | Southern Imperial | 3 |
| #6 | David J. Archer | — | 3 |
| #8 | Steven B. McGaw, Jr. | Filtertek | 2 |
| #9 | Dennis E. VanZee | — | 1 |
| #9 | Gerald A. Bojarski | Specialty Equipment Companies | 1 |
| #9 | Gordon R. Voll | — | 1 |
| #9 | Pete Loeppert | Knowles Electronics | 1 |
| #9 | Kurt E. Switzer | Gleason Cutting Tools Gmbh | 1 |
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