Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lansing, IL ranks #8,899 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 237 patents from 88 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lansing, IL include Dana Limited, Ethan Allen, Wabtec Holding. That works out to 8.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 88 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Colin Chen Dana Limited 15
1 Philip Stone Ethan Allen 15
3 Michael J. Moriarity Wabtec Holding 13
#4 Richard E. Jamrozy Thrall Car Manufacturing 10
#5 Norman Cox Oracle 8
#5 Allen J. VanderZee Verson, A Division Of Allied Products 8
#5 Craig Dennis Sellers Meyer/Glass Design 8
#5 Kevin B. Tews Miner Enterprises 8
#9 Charles Cox University Of Texas System 7
#10 Edward A. Bell Stanrail 6
#11 Christopher Hanson Andersen 5
#11 Robert J. Fahrig Standard Oil Company (Indiana) 5
#13 Duane M. Schultz Illinois Tool Works 4
#13 Paul Lindemulder Holland 4
#13 Randall D. Gritters Panduit 4
#13 Gilbert J. Evers C. Cretors & 4
#13 Chelsea Garcia Matthews International 4
#13 Laura Barnes Royal Caribbean Cruises 4
#13 Jesse Fritcher Toyota 4
#13 John Brouwer Panduit 4
#21 Stefan John Szewczyk Eaton 3
#21 Lee Kuipers Morrison Container Handling Solutions 3
#21 Bernard Chukwulebe Arcelormittal Investigación Y Desarrollo, S.L. 3
#21 Bruce J. Bolen Norlin Industries 3
#21 James Bartley Am Manufacturing 3
#21 Marshall A. Nelson 3
#27 Kenneth D. Swander 2
#27 Merrill L. Pruitt Bee Chemical 2
#27 Theodore H. Misdom Packaging Corporation Of America 2
#27 Walter J. Mamak Andrew 2
#27 Michael O. Cheek, Sr. 2
#27 Eugene S. Stein Amsted Industries Incorporated 2
#27 Eugene Kolesky 2
#27 Jeffery S. Kuzmuk Panduit 2
#27 Michael Dean Cope 2
#27 Robert Kooy Bee Chemical 2
#27 Anthony C. Vulpitta Olin 2
#27 Anthony C. Onicha 2
#27 Matthew R. Beal Applied Systems 2
#27 Richard J. Girkant Superior Graphite 2
#27 Victor Lubieniecki Illinois Tool Works 2
#27 Warren P. Dickinson 2
#27 Sylvester S. Clark Illinois Tool Works 2
#44 Aron J. Hoekstra Compx International 1
#44 David K. York Insituform (Netherlands) B.V. 1
#44 Mark A. Tichgelaar Bimba Manufacturing 1
#44 Robert Rozenich 1
#44 Peter N. Hamby Commonwealth Edison 1
#44 Mark Van Drunen Am Manufacturing 1
#44 Rilio A. Mastrantonio 1

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