Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Flossmoor, IL ranks #6,219 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 397 patents from 97 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flossmoor, IL include Spinal Generations, 3M, Panduit. That works out to 40.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 97 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick J. Sweeney Spinal Generations 80
2 David M. Wilson 3M 34
3 Roy A. Moody Panduit 17
#4 Harvey E. Schmidt Mi-Jack Products 15
#5 Mekell Jiles Knowles Electronics 12
#6 Theodore H. Krengel The Idod Trust 11
#7 Gustavo Acosta Caterpillar 9
#7 Brian S. Kennedy Baker Hughes Holdings 9
#9 Thomas Blakemore Dober Chemical 8
#9 Bradford Johnstone Trinity Industrial 8
#11 James L. Orrington, II 7
#11 John D. Oliver Amsted Industries Incorporated 7
#11 William J. McBrady Unknown 7
#14 Palaniappan Gandhi Sybase 6
#14 Scott Andrews Pivotal Software 6
#14 Michael J. D'Errico Merck 6
#17 Michael F. Mullarkey Open Invention Network Llc Nc 5
#17 Jason Schmidt Mi-Jack Products 5
#19 Lee H. Niems Kennedy Van Saup 4
#19 Samuel H. Jones 4
#19 Angela Ellington L'Oreal 4
#19 Larry Waller Cardiovascular Systems 4
#19 John F. Dobrez Dober Chemical 4
#24 Thomas Watmough International Harvester 3
#24 David J. Kastberg 3
#24 Seth G. Eisenberg 3
#24 Theodore E. Dancu Trn Business Trust 3
#24 Jon Nachinson 3
#24 Terry W. Chaisson Ca 3
#24 Joseph N. Craver Union Carbide 3
#24 Promod Kumar Dfb Technology 3
#24 John G. Dobrez Dober Chemical 3
#24 Oliver J. Tysver Continental Ag 3
#24 Ronald J. Rimkus 3
#24 Dale M. Metcoff Epic 3
#24 Lee G. Peterman Atlantic Richfield 3
#24 Tzium-Shou Lee 3
#24 Milton W. Heisterberg 3
#39 John E. Schuster The Interlake Companies 2
#39 James E. Schrager 2
#39 Jack R. Saidel Electro Industries 2
#39 Audrey H. McFarlin Walgreen 2
#39 E. Donald Morando 2
#39 Yair Argon The University Of Chicago 2
#39 Gale Kozloff 2
#39 Harvie H. Lee Inland Steel 2
#39 Fred Braswell Total System Services 2
#39 Kennedy McConnell The Interlake Companies 2
#39 Kenneth Finkelstein 2
#39 Joseph O'Gallagher Arch Development 2

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