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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Godfrey, IL ranks #11,710 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 157 patents from 53 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Godfrey, IL include Olin, Ncr, Doordash. That works out to 8.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 53 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Sheldon H. Butt Olin 48
2 John D. Frazier Ncr 12
3 Bruce Vest Doordash 6
#4 Kevin R. Roesch Mallinckrodt 5
#4 Venkataramaraj S. Urs Olin 5
#6 Christina Roberts Fuze 4
#6 Shawn C. Bloemker 4
#6 Ronald G. Jones Columbia Gas Of Ohio 4
#6 Harry Meggos Warner-Jenkinson Company 4
#10 Joseph M. Trewhella Multilex 3
#10 Gregory R. Kosteck Olin 3
#10 Martin A. Johnes Alfa-Pet 3
#10 Gary W. Franklin Pharmacia 3
#14 Bruce E. Burdick Olin 2
#14 Henry A. McCandless Amoco 2
#14 Gary D. Reding Olin 2
#14 James V. Nolte 2
#14 Jennifer L. Winson Monsanto Technology 2
#14 Craig Vucinovich Golder Associates 2
#14 Gregory P. Stewart Saint Louis University 2
#14 Anthony F. Valdez Olin 2
#14 Philip D. Bear 2
#14 John Jeffrey Venarsky Wright Medical Technology 2
#14 Carolyn Davis 2
#14 Jeffrey E. Fessler 2
#14 William Wellman 2
#27 Barbara L. Bollefer 1
#27 Christopher Brueggeman 1
#27 Mark D. McMurray 1
#27 William Freeland 1
#27 William E. Heafner 1
#27 Tony E. Layton 1
#27 Lawrence C. Replogle 1
#27 Thomas E. Buder Olin 1
#27 Stephen F. Hager 1
#27 Michael F. Birsner Unknown 1
#27 Thomas Thorne-Thomsen Olin 1
#27 Mark W. Zumwalt 1
#27 Larry J. Wooldridge Owens-Brockway Glass Container 1
#27 Peter A. Parrino 1
#27 Danne J. Zerow 1
#27 John T. Redd 1
#27 Ronald Feldewerth 1
#27 Jeffrey F. Kirn 1
#27 James G. Hascall Olin 1
#27 William E. Orrill Olin 1
#27 Albert R. Chappell 1
#27 Wilmur G. Grandfield 1
#27 Candice L. Cope 1
#27 Monty James Webster 1

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