Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lindenhurst, IL ranks #1,973 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,646 patents from 254 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lindenhurst, IL include Graff Faucets, Abbott, Crosscart. That works out to 114.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 254 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Zbigniew Kulig Graff Faucets 89
2 Daniel W. Norbeck Abbott 69
3 Mark E. Larkin Abbott 68
#4 Kevin R. Stone Crosscart 58
#5 Brandon Stolte Kenall Manufacturing 54
#6 Kevin Dahlen Kenall Manufacturing 48
#7 Gregory A. Gfesser AbbVie 37
#8 Maciej Adamczyk Abbott 36
#9 Matthew R. Muller Baxter International 35
#10 Abdul Wahid Khan Fht 32
#11 James D. Jacobson Baxter International 31
#12 H. Bernard Kirkland Pactiv 28
#13 Jeffrey Schindler Gateway 2000 24
#13 Karl Cazzini Baxter Healthcare Sa 24
#15 Eric Gregori The Chamberlain Group 21
#16 Robert N. Ziemann Abbott 20
#16 Donald E. Bergstrom Illinois Tool Works 20
#18 Alfred S. Gates, Jr. Kennametal 19
#18 Jeffrey C. Hunt Abbott 19
#18 Matthew A. Spence Cps Technology Holdings 19
#21 Robert Polak Akhan Semiconductor 18
#21 Walter H. Isaac Eastman Kodak 18
#21 Paul R. Hunt Weber-Stephen Products 18
#24 Susan E. Brophy Abbott 17
#24 Andrew K. Wells Google 17
#26 James R. Behling G.D. Searle 16
#26 Thomas G. Schapira Abbott 16
#28 Michael DeRossi Gyrus Acmi 15
#28 Sergey Y. Tetin Abbott 15
#30 Jonathan M. Miller Abb Vie 14
#30 Robert D. Polak Motorola Mobility 14
#30 Timothy L. Lambert Stepan 14
#30 Derrick Roemisch Medline Industries, Lp 14
#34 Yei F. Moy Hospira 13
#35 James W. Moran Kraft Foods Holdings 11
#35 John A. Fry 11
#35 Kurt E. Schmidt Teradyne 11
#38 Allen D. Siblik Hallen Products 10
#38 Justin D. Dietrich Abb Vie 10
#38 Augustine Osuma Abb Vie 10
#38 John T. Unger Chiron Diagnostics 10
#42 Robert W. Jaekel Abbott 9
#42 Michael W. Bykowski Werner 9
#42 Daniel C. Leep Valent Biosciences 9
#42 James L. Sertic Stryker 9
#42 Michael F. De Rossi Acco Brands 9
#42 Algis P. Suopys Illinois Tool Works 9
#48 John Allen Elekta Ab 8
#48 Timothy L. Kudelka Baxter Healthcare Sa 8
#48 Kennedy K. McElroy, Jr. Outboard Marine 8

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