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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Geneseo, IL ranks #3,871 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 748 patents from 102 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Geneseo, IL include John Deere, Case Gmbh, Springfield. That works out to 114.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 102 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nathan R. Vandike John Deere 106
2 Duane M. Bomleny John Deere 52
3 Cary S. Hubner John Deere 44
#4 Stanley R. Borkgren John Deere 35
#5 Andrew W. Harmon John Deere 31
#6 Orlin W. Johnson Case Gmbh 30
#7 Stephen H. McKelvain Springfield 29
#7 Charles David Williams Springfield 29
#9 William L. Cooksey Cnh Industrial America 23
#9 Dennis J. Reese Hs Produkt D.O.O. 23
#11 Stephen R. Corban John Deere 20
#12 James M. Gessel Cnh Industrial America 19
#13 Mark Michael Chaney John Deere 15
#13 Dwight D. Lemke Case Gmbh 15
#15 Joshua J. Wolters Case Gmbh 14
#15 Shane Meis Monsanto Technology 14
#15 David D. Heilman Constellation Energy Generation 14
#18 Dennis P. Silver John Deere 13
#19 Drew Cross State Farm 11
#19 Steven Arndt Wahl Clipper 11
#21 James E. Johnston Molten Metal Technology 10
#22 Derryn W. Pikesh John Deere 9
#22 Richard W. Staiert International Harvester 9
#24 John Andrios John Deere 7
#25 Kelvin Bennett Cnh America 6
#25 Gary Gallens Cnh America 6
#25 Andrew Timmerman Martin Engineering 6
#25 John L. Peters John Deere 6
#25 Benjamin E. Ramp John Deere 6
#30 Benjamin Boyd McKelvain Springfield 5
#30 Theodore M. Baum Corrugated Gear & Services 5
#30 Scott R. Bowers John Deere 5
#33 Alfred Dean Yoder John Deere 4
#33 Jerome A. Thies Caterpillar 4
#33 David Walter Kmoch John Deere 4
#33 Ernie Glen Seggebruch Montgomery Elevator 4
#37 Steven Roger Volkman Geotek 3
#37 Andrew Sahr Cnh America 3
#37 Gene Anderson 3
#37 Arnold Albert Taube John Deere 3
#37 David Allen Ernst John Deere 3
#37 Ralph Everette Stanfill John Deere 3
#37 Willard Peterson John Deere 3
#37 Sidney E. Anderson John Deere 3
#37 Chris Gramling 3
#37 Nathan Joel Van Opdorp Agrigenics 3
#37 Brandon C. Cherry John Deere 3
#48 Wayne Breneman J/B Industries 2
#48 James M. Klein 2
#48 Herman A. Cease Cnh America 2

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