Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lisle, IL ranks #1,084 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,136 patents from 567 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lisle, IL include Lookout, State Farm, Arris Enterprises. That works out to 129.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 567 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian James Buck Lookout 221
2 Aaron Scott Chan State Farm 170
3 Thomas J. Cloonan Arris Enterprises 73
#4 Timothy J. Hagen G.D. Searle 56
#5 Terry D. Claar Lanxide Technology 51
#6 Kirk B. Peloza Molex 49
#7 Mark Richard Pavel Weber-Stephen Products 43
#7 Chun Wai Choi Suncoke Technology And Development 43
#9 Richard Chadbourne Framatome Connectors Usa 39
#9 Ovidiu Marin American Air Liquide 39
#11 Hao Yin Molex 35
#12 Chen Fu Accenture Global Services Limited 34
#13 Vernon W. Hamlin Wms Gaming 32
#14 Lauren Para Delta Faucet 29
#15 Bridget M. Soldan Liberty Hardware Mfg. 27
#15 Greg Martin Palantir Technologies 27
#17 Thaddeus A. Niemiro Goss Graphic Systems Limited 26
#17 Xueqing Zhang Suzhou Eagle Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Co. 26
#19 Daniel L. Dawiedczyk Molex 24
#20 Allison A. Carleton Ncr 23
#20 Robert B. Larson Uop 23
#20 James V. Agro Molex 23
#20 Peerouz Amleshi Molex 23
#20 Michael Rost Molex 23
#25 Michael Wright Suretint Technologies 22
#25 William H. Sun Fuel Tech 22
#25 Rodney T Brand AT&T 22
#28 Jonathan Hale Perkins Suncoke Technology And Development 21
#28 Gary Dean West Suncoke Technology And Development 21
#30 Donald J. Coleman Texas Instruments 20
#30 Dongwook Jang Here Global B.V. 20
#32 Dean DeVolpi Varatouch Technology Incorporated 19
#32 Xinqun Gui International Engine Intellectual Property Company 19
#32 Puning Wei International Engine Intellectual Property Company 19
#35 Frederick B. McCormick, Jr. AT&T 17
#35 Steven B. Bogiel Molex 17
#37 Timothy G. Mortsolf 3Com 16
#37 Gagandeep Saini The Boeing 16
#37 Ulrich Welp Uchicago Argonne 16
#37 Dejing Fu The Hillshire Brands 16
#41 Gerald Peter Jackson Green Light Industries 15
#41 Paul G. Janitch Magnetrol International, Incorporated 15
#41 Chandrashekar S. Shetty Nalco Chemical 15
#41 Yoo-Eup Hyung Samsung 15
#45 Chiuming Lu Molex 14
#45 Richard Tritz Immusol Incorporated 14
#45 Dave Weissing G.D. Searle 14
#48 Gregory J. Athas Nokia Technologies Oy 13
#48 Yih-Fang Chen Borgwarner 13
#48 Mary Rita Otto AT&T 13

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