Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Harvard, IL ranks #7,473 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 305 patents from 59 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Harvard, IL include Medline Industries, Lp, 3M, Covidien Lp. That works out to 32.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 59 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John H. Kutsch Medline Industries, Lp 72
2 Ronald J. Leonard 3M 22
3 John Japuntich Covidien Lp 21
#4 Frank M. Richmond Baxter Travenol Laboratories 19
#5 Charles C. Mayberry Suretint Technologies 15
#6 Frederick W. Burtelson Joslyn Manufacturing 11
#6 Neil P. Crouch Trading Technologies International 11
#8 Joseph R. Bentley Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 10
#8 Cary L. Sizelove Dmi Companies 10
#10 Larry G. Moller Snap-On Incorporated 9
#11 Denis Gallagher Johnson & Johnson 7
#11 Allan J. Luck Masonite 7
#13 Steve Bunch Tria Network Systems 6
#13 Vincent R. Lackowski Medline Industries, Lp 6
#13 Donald G. Wells Chromalloy American 6
#16 Richard Kirchner US Air Force 5
#17 Klaus Herkert Abb Technology Ag 4
#18 Alan Yeadon Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#18 David D. Domenella 3
#18 Lynn O. Twedt 3
#18 Kevin Hinterlong Smart Bar Usa 3
#18 Rory S. Olson The Boeing 3
#23 Timothy Day Illinois Tool Works 2
#23 Coy E. McQueen 2
#23 Robert A. Harlow Poly-Flex 2
#23 Nick B. Grivas Motorola 2
#23 Gary Kiefer 2
#23 Jeffery W. Heinsohn 2
#23 Daryl P. Braun Darome 2
#23 Bret Thomas Dana Aktiebolaget Skf 2
#23 Jared Herring Illinois Tool Works 2
#23 Richard H. Lueth 2
#23 James M. Peschke GE 2
#23 William B. Carper 2
#35 Kenneth B. Shelton 1
#35 Royden J. Forsythe 1
#35 Phillip Kapraun 1
#35 Matt Kapraun 1
#35 Carmelo Hernandez Marmon Foodservice Technologies 1
#35 Andrew Raasch 1
#35 Bruce S. Giersch Rockford Powertrain 1
#35 Jeff Tures Unknown 1
#35 Eugene F. Cavin 1
#35 Nic Emricson 1
#35 Jonathan R. Pagles 1
#35 Timothy S. Mosher 1
#35 Dennis Crounse 1
#35 Philip Bierhuizen 1
#35 Ashish Batra Motorola 1
#35 Richard P. Hermonson 1

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