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Elkhart, IN All Time

3,336 patents  ·  828 inventors  ·  61.9/1k pop.

Ranked #1,016 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Elkhart, IN ranks #1,016 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,336 patents from 828 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Elkhart, IN include Bayer Healthcare, Honeywell, Cequent Towing Products. That works out to 61.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 828 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Steven C. Charlton Bayer Healthcare 96
2 Steven C. Johnson Honeywell 57
3 Jason R. Moldthan Cequent Towing Products 42
#4 Kenneth D. Collister Miles 35
#5 James P. Albarella Miles 34
#6 John Collins Leer Group 33
#7 Tremitchell Wright Whirlpool 31
#7 Kerry Wilson Handylab 31
#7 Robert J. Carrico Miles Laboratories 31
#10 Robert L. Nichols Johnson & Johnson 29
#11 Murray Kaijala Cts 28
#11 Michael W. Howard Lippert Components Manufacturing 28
#11 David L. Tabb Miles Laboratories 28
#14 David Ledden Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 26
#14 Paul F. Corey Miles 26
#16 Jerry T. Pugh Lifescan 25
#16 Kin F. Yip Miles 25
#16 Todd B. Lozier Thor Tech 25
#19 Daniel J. Monticello Synergy Biosystems 23
#20 Gregory A. Ferro Imi-Tech 21
#20 Mitchell L. Robertson Whirlpool 21
#20 Amy H. Chu Bayer Healthcare 21
#20 Robert Moore Gateway Consultants Group 21
#24 Brian G. Babin American Electronics Components 20
#24 Robert P. Hatch Miles 20
#24 Robert G. Thompson Hamilton Sundstrand 20
#24 D. Glenn Purcell Bayer Healthcare 20
#28 Benjamin L. Lawrence Nibco 19
#28 Stewart E. Gardner R-N-R International 19
#30 Gary M. Oosta Abbott 18
#30 Joseph E. Perry Bayer Healthcare 18
#32 That T. Ngo Bioprobe International 17
#33 Timothy Frank One Concern 16
#34 Christopher M. Byrd Zimmer 15
#34 Robert C. Boguslaski Miles Laboratories 15
#34 Ross Weldy Penda 15
#34 Floyd A. Searer Fas Industries 15
#34 Aaron Kauffmann Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 15
#34 Ronald G. Sommer Miles 15
#40 Mark A. Clark Nibco 14
#40 Hari Sunkara Dometic Sweden Ab 14
#40 Robert C. Whitson Bayer Healthcare 14
#40 Donald L. Kramer — 14
#44 Tian Lu Indiana Integrated Circuits 13
#44 Layne E. Heilman Whirlpool 13
#44 Hartmut R. Schroeder Miles Laboratories 13
#44 Mark Bullock Thor Tech 13
#44 Lawrence J. Daher Miles 13
#44 Graham S. Byng Immunogen 13
#44 William I. White Miles Laboratories 13

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