Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Joliet, IL ranks #2,885 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,059 patents from 318 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Joliet, IL include National Service Alliance—Houston, Amoco, Crown Cork & Seal Technologies. That works out to 7.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 318 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Chad Lawman National Service Alliance—Houston 40
1 Jeffrey Pollack National Service Alliance—Houston 40
3 Carl A. Udovich Amoco 34
#4 Richard G. Kraft Crown Cork & Seal Technologies 28
#4 Scott R. Hammac Prince Castle 28
#6 Thomas J. Hajek, Jr. Caterpillar 26
#7 Michael Majewski International Engine Intellectual Property Company 21
#8 Kevin James Markley 18
#9 Glenn Henry Integrated Device Technology 17
#10 Walter Belchine, III Illinois Tool Works 14
#10 Richard W. Fries Quantum Chemical 14
#10 C. Robert Moon Joda Enterprises 14
#13 Russell A. Vanderhoof Panduit 13
#14 Paul D. Cecil, Jr. Molex 11
#14 Frank T. Micklich Uop 11
#14 Lawrence D. Butts Scovill 11
#17 James P. Walsh IBM 10
#17 Eugene A. Kazmark, Jr. Remin Laboratories 10
#17 James E. Schimpf Caterpillar 10
#20 Lawrence F. Schexnayder Caterpillar 9
#20 Nicholaus J. Bauer 9
#20 William J. Spivey, Jr. Caterpillar 9
#20 Chase Carter Masonite 9
#20 William A. Abel Cng Research 9
#25 Anton Grate 8
#25 Laura Patterson Power House Tool 8
#25 Raymond V. Kambic R.R. Brink Locking Systems 8
#25 Leonard A. Blomquist Continental Plastic Containers 8
#25 Thomas E. Close 3M 8
#25 Gary E. Mason Pinnacle Research Institute 8
#31 Warner G. Richardson Caterpillar 7
#31 Suren V. Seron Seron Manufacturing 7
#31 Robert Ray 7
#31 Earl J. DeBerry Panduit 7
#31 Cynthia H. Martin Nalco Chemical 7
#31 Julio Rubio B-O-F 7
#31 Kevin A. Marley Panduit 7
#38 Dennis Price Bellsouth Intellectual Property 6
#38 Michael K. Yuan Panduit 6
#38 Gene R. Klett Caterpillar 6
#38 Jesse W. Escue 6
#38 Wayne A. Hoefer Caterpillar 6
#38 Jerry Michael Lovett Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. 6
#38 George A. Fisher 6
#38 David M. O'Meara Chicago Bridge & Iron 6
#38 Terry Dean Thomason Illinois Tool Works 6
#38 Donald E. Carlson Marks Controls 6
#48 Robert G. Bucciferro Panduit 5
#48 Eugene R. Koehl Uchicago Argonne 5
#48 Fred M. Butalla, III Honeywell 5

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