Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Geneva, IL ranks #2,230 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,419 patents from 296 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Geneva, IL include Tellabs Operations, Ball Horticultural, Masonite. That works out to 66.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 296 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark E. Boduch Tellabs Operations 63
2 Jianping Ren Ball Horticultural 61
3 Karine Luetgert Masonite 44
#4 Glenn A. Moore Braeburn Systems 36
#5 Tara Cavallaro Kozlowski Allstate Insurance 32
#6 Vlasta Brusic Cabot Microelectronics 30
#7 Joseph E. Cute Sun Hill Industries 29
#8 Jeffrey M. Ayars Groupon 28
#9 Scott Lang Honeywell 26
#10 Gregory William Lantz Shure Acquisition Holdings 25
#11 Philip W. Schofield Methode Electronics 24
#12 Keith Kometer Masonite 23
#13 Jon W. Hauser, II Elkay Manufacturing 22
#14 Vlasta Brusic Kaufman Cabot Microelectronics 21
#15 James M. Bowman Honeywell 20
#16 Daniel Zuzuly Siemens Energy & Automation 19
#17 William R. Hoskinson The Wurlitzer 18
#18 Aaron L. Dietrich Motorola Mobility 17
#18 Alan P. Conrad Motorola 17
#18 Daniel Warren 17
#21 James Gordon Nies Verint Americas 16
#21 Ronald V. Davis Nalco Chemical 16
#23 Raymond A. Kaligian United States Gypsum 15
#23 John F. Trout Pipe Restoration Technologies 15
#25 Andrew J. Tobler Cornelius 14
#25 Jan H. Ettrich Masonite 14
#27 Cathy C. Johnson Nalco Chemical 13
#27 Karl F. Batschke Ball Horticultural 13
#27 Bradley James Miller GE 13
#30 Arthur M. Wagner Gate Pallet Systems 12
#30 Gerald P. Ryan Arris International 12
#30 Dennis J. Thompson AT&T 12
#30 Daniel J. Masterson Masterson Enterprises 12
#34 Frederic Zurcher Etat Francais, Represente Par Le Ministre Des Pos Tes, Destelecommunicati Ons Et De L'Space-Centre National D'Etudes Des Telecommunications (C.N.E.T.) 11
#34 Gregory Palagi Life Spine 11
#36 Kent W. Schulz Fuel Tech 10
#36 Karen L. Boso Aero Products International 10
#36 Anthony J. Cook International Truck Intellectual Property Company 10
#36 Liuming Zhou Roquette Freres 10
#36 Kent J. Martin Suncast Technologies 10
#41 Jeff Ayars Groupon 9
#41 Kurt E. Sunderman 9
#41 Noel J. Mertz Jefferson Smurfit 9
#44 Gary Humbert Molex 8
#44 Timothy Q. Fallon Mueller International 8
#44 Katherine Coles Motorola Mobility 8
#47 Lance Paul Thornton Kemet Electronics 7
#47 Hallie L. Heuser Masonite 7
#47 Osvaldo F. Chierici Holland 7
#47 Elias Taye Delphi Technologies 7

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