Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kenosha, WI ranks #929 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,592 patents from 686 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kenosha, WI include Snap-On Incorporated, Intermatic Incorporated, Usg Interiors. That works out to 35.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 686 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Daniel M. Eggert Snap-On Incorporated 74
2 Robert D. Giese Intermatic Incorporated 63
3 Abraham M. Underkofler Usg Interiors 60
#4 John K. Pratt Abb Vie 51
#4 Eric J. Haugaard Ruud Lighting 51
#6 Clarence E. Blanchard Outboard Marine 44
#7 Russell B. Wortley S. C. Johnson & Son 42
#8 Richard D. Bushey 40
#9 Gerald F. Bland Outboard Marine 39
#10 Craig Caldwell H.J. Heinz 35
#10 Scott Kalous Master Lock Company 35
#10 Thomas P. Becker 35
#13 Brian J. Erickson Integ 34
#14 Robert A. Zemenchik Cnh Industrial America 31
#14 William R. McCormick 31
#14 Joshua M. Beer Snap-On Incorporated 31
#17 John Alford Konnectronix 30
#18 Steven E. Schiller Diversey 29
#19 D. Scott Kalous Master Lock Company 28
#20 Steven R. Walczak Ruud Lighting 27
#21 David M. Messersmith Rockwell Automation 25
#21 Thomas B. Borchardt Abb Vie 25
#21 Frank Mikic Snap-On Tools 25
#24 Michael Fischer Basf Se 24
#24 Christopher Conley Acco Brands 24
#24 David Truax Smith International 24
#24 Robert D. Zimmerly Tri-Clover 24
#28 George R. Slivon Snap-On Tools 23
#28 Alan S. Florjancic Abbott 23
#30 Robert F. Young Outboard Marine 22
#30 David T. Ross Snap-On Incorporated 22
#30 Amelia H. Majerowski S. C. Johnson & Son 22
#30 Mario M. Gonzalez Weber-Stephen Products 22
#30 Michael Freitag Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz Gmbh 22
#35 Thomas A. Strash S. C. Johnson & Son 21
#35 Steve McNabb Medline Industries, Lp 21
#35 Thomas E. Gaffney Kohler 21
#35 Anthony S. Muerhoff Abbott 21
#39 Joseph Esposito Four Seasons Solar Products 20
#39 Carl W. Podella Advanced Biocatalytics 20
#41 John Heppner Master Lock Company 19
#41 Keith Boulanger Milwaukee Electric Tool 19
#43 Peter Johnson Atlantic Richfield 18
#43 Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck Snap-On Incorporated 18
#45 Matthew M. Crass 17
#45 Myron T. Stevens Outboard Marine 17
#45 H. Norman Petersen Outboard Marine 17
#45 John Domkowski Hospira 17
#45 Daniel S. Reno Abbott 17
#45 Donald D. Grover Snap-On Tools 17

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