Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Itasca, IL ranks #5,135 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 515 patents from 135 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Itasca, IL include Rexam Beverage Can, Gas Technology Institute, Wm. Wrigley Jr.. That works out to 54.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 135 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael R. Gogola Rexam Beverage Can 38
2 Michael J. Roberts Gas Technology Institute 37
3 Thomas M. Mindak Wm. Wrigley Jr. 15
#4 Ian Rodgers Burner Systems International 13
#4 Benjamin Michael Finney Blackberry Limited 13
#6 William R. Collier Victaulic 12
#6 John M. Brooks Conexant Systems 12
#8 Lawrence E. Egle Walbro 11
#8 Raymond F. Novak Duo-Fast 11
#8 Matthew Randazzo Incredible Technologies 11
#11 Francis W. Arbir Abbott 10
#11 Venkataraman Chandrasekaran Knowles Electronics 10
#11 Robert A. Reed Merck 10
#11 Marino Cecchi Thomson Licensing 10
#11 Amit Mehta Robert Bosch Gmbh 10
#11 James J. Morikuni Motorola 10
#17 Robert A. Quinn Donacorp 9
#17 Steven Weaver Northgate Technologies 9
#17 Joseph Ergun The Chamberlain Group 9
#17 George K. Tarleton Communications Systems 9
#21 Gary Jacobsen Symmetricom 8
#21 John Ferraz, Jr. Caterpillar 8
#21 William F. Cooper John Deere 8
#24 Janice LoPresti Knowles Electronics 7
#25 Gary M. Cristiano Motorola 6
#25 Michael Herdman Shamrock International Fastener 6
#25 Evaldas Latvys Advance Lifts 6
#25 Ronald R. Maros 6
#29 Joseph H. Gregor Uop 5
#29 Adam Ariffin Knowles Electronics 5
#29 Conita K. Vandevender Ameritech 5
#29 George Benda Chelsea Group 5
#33 Robert Waichulis Shamrock International Fastener 4
#33 Nauman Zia Isco International 4
#33 Aaron Sears Shamrock International Fastener 4
#33 Frank Pistorio Perkins School For The Blind 4
#33 Jakob Kenn Toft Knowles Electronics 4
#33 Walter W. Wydra W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 4
#39 Harley R. Melo Nalco Chemical 3
#39 Richard M. Steere Stimsonite 3
#39 Arthur Strout 3
#39 Jonathon Ray Knowles Electronics 3
#39 Brandon Cole Robertshaw Controls 3
#39 Mithun Jose Capital One Services 3
#39 Vivek Paul Chandrasekharan Capital One Services 3
#39 Eapen Chacko Robertshaw Controls 3
#39 Jeffrey Mark Parrish 3
#39 Matt Benoist Shamrock International Fastener 3
#39 Peter Occhipinti 3
#39 Alan E. Van Til 3

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