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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Edwards, IL ranks #9,469 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 216 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Edwards, IL include IBM, Caterpillar, Whirlpool.

Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David Yu Chang IBM 72
2 Brian E. Lister Caterpillar 24
3 Jay C. Landsiedel Whirlpool 22
3 Justin McMenamy Precision Planting 22
#5 Bradley Bailey Caterpillar 16
#6 Brian J. Sutton Caterpillar 13
#7 Matthew Nelson Fg Products 12
#8 Peter Huang American Bioscience 7
#8 Vikas Bhupendra Sheth Caterpillar 7
#10 Kyle Plattner Climate 4
#11 Joseph G. Chambers Caterpillar 3
#11 Dustin J. Funk Caterpillar 3
#13 James F. Gibson Lockheed Martin 2
#13 Tom K. Shim Caterpillar 2
#13 Zachary W. NEWELL Caterpillar 2
#13 Stefano Morone Caterpillar 2
#17 Maheshwar Ramoju Caterpillar 1
#17 Torsten Van Wassenhove Caterpillar 1
#17 Albert Yueh-Chang Lee Caterpillar 1

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