Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lake in the Hills, IL ranks #2,681 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,154 patents from 208 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lake in the Hills, IL include Thermos L.L.C., Hollister Incorporated, IBM. That works out to 39.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 208 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dwayne Boroski Thermos L.L.C. 133
2 Moh-Ching Oliver Chang Hollister Incorporated 41
3 Brian F. Ober IBM 34
3 Jagatkumar Shah Motorola Mobility 34
#5 Kristin M. Sexton Sage Products 31
#6 Angel Favila Transform Sr Brands 25
#7 Kevin J. McDunn Motorola 24
#8 Patrick D. Ellis Northland Industries 23
#8 Joseph John Zenkus Schumacher Electric 23
#10 William S. Hede Motorola Mobility 22
#10 David Timothy Mehl Smith & Nephew 22
#12 Edward A. Schroeder Porter Athletic Equipment 21
#13 Ricardo Segura Illinois Tool Works 19
#13 John Funai Werner Extrusion Solutions 19
#15 Thomas Brey 17
#15 Kurt M. VandenBussche Uop 17
#17 Robert S. Buetow Illinois Tool Works 16
#17 Soroosh Kargar Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 16
#19 Rodney W. Hagen 15
#20 Paul Taylor Brunswick 14
#20 Jeffrey James Meek Ameritech 14
#20 Michael D. Harrison Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas 14
#23 Thomas L. Linton Ameritech 13
#24 Victor Barger Hamilton Sundstrand 12
#25 Gregory A. Dertz Motorola 11
#25 Matthew R. Fitzsimons Wms Gaming 11
#27 Christopher Khoo Fluid Management Operations 10
#27 Frank A. Eltvedt 10
#29 Nathan Thomas Mina Illinois Tool Works 9
#29 Nicholas Thompson AT&T 9
#29 Robert J Cantu Baxter International 9
#29 Kenneth R. Fasen H. M. Electronics 9
#29 Matthew D. Cox Robert Bosch Gmbh 9
#29 George Jost Technical Concepts 9
#35 Washington Mendoza Alltech 8
#35 David K. Johansen Dukane 8
#35 William R. Smith Psemi 8
#35 Richard Kevin Lyons Sears Brands, L.L.C. 8
#35 Daniel Hamric Touchtunes Music Company 8
#35 Rick McLeod Hako Minuteman 8
#41 Sharon E. T. Phillips Motorola 7
#41 Bruce A. Augustine Motorola 7
#41 Steven J. Vornsand Whirlpool 7
#41 Brian Schwartz Stat Medical Devices 7
#45 Jack L. Smith American Can 6
#45 Irfan Nasir Motorola 6
#45 Michael Beruscha Robert Bosch Gmbh 6
#45 Andy Whitley Peerless Industries 6
#45 Isselmou Ould Dellahy Arris Enterprises 6
#45 Sanjay G. Desai 6

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