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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Lockport, IL ranks #3,324 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 903 patents from 216 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Lockport, IL include Cnh Industrial America, Viskase Companies, Molex. That works out to 34.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 216 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael J. Connors Cnh Industrial America 74
2 Myron D. Nicholson Viskase Companies 38
3 Timothy R. Gregori Molex 22
3 Scott M. Lesniak Panduit 22
3 Roger D. Segroves Panduit 22
#6 David J. Smentek Commscope Technologies 21
#6 David A. Dylkiewicz Panduit 21
#8 Frederick A. Kish Illinois Tool Works 20
#8 James L. Shenoha Wilson Sporting Goods 20
#10 Mark D. Klassen Cnh Industrial America 19
#11 Joel K. Young Digi International 18
#11 John A. Kooiman Corning Gilbert 18
#11 John H. Wiker The Middleby 18
#11 Benjamin S. Novak Panduit 18
#15 Michael Jensen Cnh Industrial America 17
#16 Martin R. Zielke International Engine Intellectual Property Company 16
#17 Charles M. Knop Andrew 14
#17 Daniel T. Mather Caterpillar 14
#19 Paul J. Williams Conopco 12
#19 Eugene W. Schmitt Sloan Valve 12
#21 Bill Wojtczak AT&T 9
#21 Michael P. Ponschke Ntp, Incorporated 9
#21 Michael E. Troy Midtronics 9
#21 Jeffrey Wayne Smith Owens Corning Intellectual Capital 9
#21 Erik A. McShane Intel 9
#26 Edward S. Traczyk American National Can 8
#26 Frank G. Cavazos 8
#26 Kris Anderson Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) 8
#26 Michael D. Kaminski Uchicago Argonne 8
#26 Lawrence Michael Grycko GE 8
#31 Michael S. Schuler Siemens Industry 7
#31 Jess Garcia Dow Global Technologies 7
#31 John J. Picciolo The University Of Chicago 7
#31 Robert W. Price Matrixcare 7
#35 Robert J. Hill Lockheed Martin 6
#35 William S. Laszlo Industrial Maintenance And Contract Services 6
#35 Glenn Smith Linak A/S 6
#35 Vincent M. Albanese Nalco Chemical 6
#35 Philip J. Winters Filtration Group Gmbh 6
#35 Michael G. Hu Tsann Kuen Usa 6
#41 Michael T. Lanigan Mi-Jack Products 5
#41 Robert J. Blaskovitz Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas 5
#41 Paul Di Bernardo AT&T 5
#41 John Saranga Unknown 5
#41 Kurt J. Fugman Greenlee Texron 5
#41 Richard A. Smietanski Navistar International Transportation 5
#47 Jeffrey J. Partynski Brunswick 4
#47 John Zubik Gkn Walterscheid Gmbh 4
#47 Michael D. Tombers General Motors 4
#47 Ralph Swanson Mi-Jack Products 4

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