Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lake Forest, IL ranks #760 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,471 patents from 431 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lake Forest, IL include Apple, Neptun Light, United States Gypsum. That works out to 230.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 431 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard P. Howarth Apple 2,401
2 Andrzej Bobel Neptun Light 77
3 Weixin D. Song United States Gypsum 57
#4 Donald P. McCoy Underground Devices 47
#5 Tom Westberg Baxter International 46
#6 George O. Podd Powerdecal 39
#7 Jerome Caruso Herman Miller 38
#8 Paul C. Burke Telefonix, Incorporated 37
#9 Richard C. Hoffman, Jr. M&R Printing Equipment 34
#9 Sujatha Karoor Baxter International 34
#11 Larry L. Klein Abbott 33
#11 David Peritt Johnson & Johnson 33
#13 Eugene M. Cummings Beacon Technical Systems 27
#14 James W. Hawkins Kenall Manufacturing 25
#14 Michael D. Stolzman International Precision Components 25
#14 Charles D. Cretors C. Cretors & 25
#17 Craig Roy Werner Werner Extrusion Solutions 24
#17 Keith W. Woods Abb Vie 24
#19 Yuri Astvatsaturov Zebra Technologies 23
#19 Anwer Basha Abbott 23
#19 Roman Forowycz Clear Lam Packaging 23
#19 James L. Yeager Nexmed Holdings 23
#23 Connor Walsh Allstate Insurance 22
#23 Eric J. Messner Opko Renal 22
#25 Damon Oliver Casati Troutman Kolcraft Enterprises 19
#26 Walter T. Watts Fenwal 18
#26 Maria Pilar Herrero 18
#28 Kennan C. Marsh Abbott 17
#28 Juan J. Rocha Dynamic Solutions Worldwide 17
#30 Timothy Quinn Oracle 16
#31 Gajanan Bhat Spectrum Pharmaceuticals 15
#31 Lewis B. Schwartz Efemoral Medical 15
#33 Raymond P. Silkaitis Hospira 14
#33 Conrad M. Swartz Somatics 14
#35 Sridhar Krishnaswamy Mci Communications 13
#35 Peter L. Bryant Abbott 13
#35 Leon Yuan Uop 13
#35 Thomas F. Sweeney Church & Dwight Co. 13
#39 Cass J. Grandone Abbott 12
#39 Dean G. Karahalios Warsaw Orthopedic 12
#41 Jason Rubinstein Redbox Automated Retail 11
#41 Jeffrey Y. Pan Abbott 11
#41 Vijay K. Arora 11
#41 Namhee Shin Andritz 11
#45 Jianzhang Mei Abb Vie 10
#45 Lowell Weil, Jr. Treace Medical Concepts 10
#45 Bijan Elahi Baxter Healthcare Sa 10
#48 Alexander Gundry Medline Industries, Lp 9
#48 John A. Manolas Unknown 9
#48 Greg Gibson Fluke 9

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