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Eureka, IL All Time

416 patents  ·  83 inventors  ·  79.6/1k pop.

Ranked #6,014 of 112,640 cities Top 6%

Eureka, IL ranks #6,014 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 416 patents from 83 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eureka, IL include Precision Planting, Caterpillar, Siemens Medical Instruments Pte.. That works out to 79.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 83 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jason Stoller Precision Planting 81
2 Scott Leman Caterpillar 51
3 Michael Sattler Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. 22
#4 William N. O'Neill Caterpillar 19
#5 Trent Ray Meiss Caterpillar 13
#5 James A. Garman Caterpillar 13
#7 Christopher L. Wynkoop Caterpillar 12
#8 Jacob Carl Wyss Caterpillar 11
#8 David J. Rocke Caterpillar 11
#8 Dustin Craig Selvey Caterpillar 11
#11 Tracy Leman Precision Planting 10
#12 Mitchell B. Juchems Caterpillar 9
#12 Patrick Mead Intel 9
#12 Kevin D. Ehrenhardt Caterpillar 9
#12 Duane Christiansen State Farm 9
#16 Joseph E. Tabor Caterpillar 6
#16 Stephen Colburn Caterpillar 6
#18 Scott D. Dies State Farm 5
#18 Russell Harris Mccue 5
#18 Charles R. Silverthorn A. O. Smith Harvestore Products 5
#21 Ben Zimmerman American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.L. 4
#21 Heath A. Toennies Cnh Industrial America 4
#21 Eric J. Manning Caterpillar 4
#24 Brad Stoller Climate 3
#24 Garren King State Farm 3
#24 Graham C. G. Morris Morton Buildings 3
#24 Dennis Lee Schumacher Caterpillar 3
#24 Edward G. Sheets Cnh America 3
#24 Ernest H. Sancken A. O. Smith Harvestore Products 3
#24 Benjamin Zimmerman — 3
#31 Cody Ryan Hirstein Cknapp Sales 2
#31 Braden Martin Cknapp Sales 2
#31 Nathan J. Wieland Caterpillar 2
#31 James K. Vines — 2
#31 Andrew Mathes State Farm 2
#31 Winfred C. Croft Allis-Chalmers 2
#31 Chad Mychal Hirst State Farm 2
#31 Alex George Sarris State Farm 2
#31 Mark Henninger Caterpillar 2
#31 Timothy John Boland Caterpillar 2
#31 Edward E. Noble — 2
#31 Morris W. Koehler Caterpillar 2
#31 Thomas E. Eagan Caterpillar 2
#44 Darrell Ray Elven Caterpillar 1
#44 Daniel Roy Hangartner Caterpillar 1
#44 Chad Fleck — 1
#44 Itai Hoffman — 1
#44 Jonathan Granstrom Caterpillar 1
#44 Scott Frederick Meyer Caterpillar 1
#44 Elyse Nicholson Cknapp Sales 1

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