Fulton, IL ranks #20,371 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 64 patents from 20 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fulton, IL include Agri-King, John Deere, Lenlo Chem. That works out to 17.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–20 of 20 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James F. Tobey, Jr. | Agri-King | 10 |
| 2 | Douglas G. Temple | John Deere | 8 |
| 3 | David Spangler | Agri-King | 6 |
| #4 | Leonard T. Lewis | Lenlo Chem | 5 |
| #5 | Gbenga Ayangbile | Agri-King | 4 |
| #5 | Mary Grzemski | Agri-King | 4 |
| #5 | Lucas Krueger | Agri-King | 4 |
| #5 | Mark W. Hughes | Maclean-Fogg | 4 |
| #5 | Darren Leigh Foster | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno | 4 |
| #10 | Randy J. Tiesman | Champion International Corporation Limited | 2 |
| #10 | Lee Alan Hawkins | Maclean-Fogg | 2 |
| #10 | Randall Boonstra | — | 2 |
| #10 | Timothy Willging | IBM | 2 |
| #14 | Jack A. Huizenga | Commonwealth Edison | 1 |
| #14 | Terrence Edward Boonstra | — | 1 |
| #14 | Richard Cadogan | Commonwealth Edison | 1 |
| #14 | David L. Huizenga | — | 1 |
| #14 | Randy Boonstra | — | 1 |
| #14 | James William Bos | — | 1 |
| #14 | Theodore J. Marx | — | 1 |
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