Hudson, IL ranks #13,387 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 127 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hudson, IL include White Consolidated Industries, State Farm, Freeescale Semiconductor. That works out to 72.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Sepke | White Consolidated Industries | 31 |
| 2 | Timothy W. Ryan | State Farm | 23 |
| 3 | Gregory S. Spencer | Freeescale Semiconductor | 21 |
| #4 | Arnie Sepke | Electrolux Home Care Products | 11 |
| #5 | Leah Garcia | State Farm | 7 |
| #6 | Robert Seidl | Nokia Solutions And Networks Oy | 5 |
| #7 | Richard L. Follmer | Great Plains Manufacturing | 4 |
| #8 | Thomas Carey, III | — | 3 |
| #8 | Scott Schertz | — | 3 |
| #8 | Frank Matthew McCully | State Farm | 3 |
| #8 | William E. Preller | Cnh America | 3 |
| #12 | Doug Sholtis | State Farm | 2 |
| #12 | Tami R. Custer | State Farm | 2 |
| #14 | Philip L. Shane | University Of Illinois | 1 |
| #14 | Robert J. Lipic | — | 1 |
| #14 | Byron Reed Stalter | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #14 | Ira W. Beal | — | 1 |
| #14 | Arnold L. Sepka | Eureka | 1 |
| #14 | Megan Dortenzo | — | 1 |
| #14 | Chris Elston | State Farm | 1 |
| #14 | Jake Carlson | State Farm | 1 |
| #14 | Adrian JC Bolt | State Farm | 1 |
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