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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Johnsburg, IL ranks #11,405 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 164 patents from 23 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Johnsburg, IL include Zih, United States Gypsum, Blackberry Limited. That works out to 25.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–23 of 23 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel F. Donato Zih 33
2 Michael P. Shake United States Gypsum 28
3 John Hanford Spears Blackberry Limited 16
#4 Benjamin Duck Medline Industries, Lp 14
#5 Andy Cramer Ocm 12
#6 Murray Z. Weinger Illinois Tool Works 10
#7 Andrew Black Artventive Medical Group 8
#8 Nicholas John Schill Baxalta Incorporated 6
#8 Mike Jacobs Skullcandy 6
#8 Steven Srebranig 6
#11 Nolan Harrington Baird, III Abb Vie 5
#11 Michael F. Stock Mlp U.S.A. 5
#13 Andy Black Artventive Medical Group 4
#14 Christian Dorn Anschuetz Ul 2
#15 Lynn W. Swenson Perfect Systems 1
#15 Vonn McQuiston 1
#15 Clinton Joseph Grothendick Baxter Healthcare Sa 1
#15 Charles Ravenscraft, Jr. 1
#15 Jeremy Alan McGranahan 1
#15 Fayanna Smith 1
#15 Karl H. Nitz Motorola 1
#15 Leszek T. Gawronski Unknown 1
#15 Kevin Stingel Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 1

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