Top Inventors in Franklin, WI | Patent Leaderboard

Franklin, WI ranks #1,889 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,729 patents from 332 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Franklin, WI include Rite-Hite Holding, Rockwell Automation, Eaton. That works out to 47.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 332 inventors

Rank	Inventor	Primary Company	Patents
1	Norbert Hahn	Rite-Hite Holding	112
2	Peter B. Schmidt	Rockwell Automation	38
3	Steven Christopher Schmalz	Eaton	37
#4	Michael J. Reinke	Modine Manufacturing	36
#5	Michael Arndt	Oldenburg Group Incorporated	35
#6	John Lapp	—	29
#6	Chad Allan Smith	GE	29
#8	Robert A. Mantei	Abb Vie	28
#9	Jonathan M. Mantes	Milwaukee Electric Tool	26
#10	Glenn William Brown, JR.	8 Rivers Capital	25
#10	Andrew E. Carlson	Rockwell Automation	25
#12	Gary A. Gauger	—	23
#13	Don Miletich	Cree	22
#14	Paul Olesen	Swingline	21
#14	Daniel Schneider	Abb Technology Ag	21
#16	Jennifer L. Czarnecki	Cps Technology Holdings	19
#17	Alan E. Lesak	—	18
#17	Michael J. Marchant	The Brewer Company	18
#17	Alan P. Meissner	Modine Manufacturing	18
#20	Andrew Wilber	Rockwell Automation	17
#20	Jeffrey L. Harwig	S. C. Johnson & Son	17
#20	William A. Malvasio	—	17
#20	Erik Kemper	GE	17
#20	Scott Matthews	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	17
#20	Chester Malkowski, Jr.	Rockwell Automation	17
#26	Julie L. Bates	S. C. Johnson & Son	15
#26	Dennis G. Thibedeau	Snap-On Incorporated	15
#28	Mark Agresta	Tetra Holding (Us)	14
#28	Thomas Ziegert	Newfrey	14
#30	Alan L. Rozanski	Master Lock Company	13
#30	Abu Bakr Khan	Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh	13
#32	Timothy T. Duffy	Rockwell Automation	12
#32	Donald L. Van Zeeland	Eaton	12
#32	Daniel J. Bolda	Rockwell Automation	12
#32	Dennis A. Nowak	Snap-On Incorporated	12
#36	Jacqueline V. Lepow	S. C. Johnson & Son	11
#36	Boutros Hallac	Johnson Controls Technology	11
#36	Steven Mark Cisler	Rockwell Automation	11
#36	Dean W. Nowalis	Milwaukee Electric Tool	11
#40	John F. Prendergast, Sr.	The Cheney	10
#40	Tim S. Biernat	Rockwell Automation	10
#40	Daniel M. Curtis	Johnson Controls Technology	10
#43	Joseph A. Rapp	Caterpillar	9
#43	Jerry M. Watkins	Rockwell Automation	9
#43	Duane S. Freimuth	Johnson Controls Technology	9
#43	William J. Tobin	Honda Motor Co.	9
#43	Daniel H. Schneider	Milwaukee Electric Tool	9
#43	David T. Rollay	Rockwell Automation	9
#43	Gary W. Gavin	Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh	9
#43	James Robinson, III	Aerojet Fine Chemicals	9

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