Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Loves Park, IL ranks #4,385 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 632 patents from 111 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Loves Park, IL include Hamilton Sundstrand, J.L. Clark, Pierce Biotechnology. That works out to 27.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 111 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr. Hamilton Sundstrand 141
2 Derek R. Hochstetler Hamilton Sundstrand 37
3 Ryan Shook Hamilton Sundstrand 36
#4 Frank Z. Feng Hamilton Sundstrand 28
#5 Kyle Stephen Ives Hamilton Sundstrand 23
#6 David K. Bried J.L. Clark 20
#7 Greg Hermanson Pierce Biotechnology 19
#8 John Gibson John Gibson Enterprises 17
#9 David L. Wakefield Hamilton Sundstrand 13
#9 Arthur W. Upmann Warner-Lambert Company 13
#11 Tony LaMarca Gogo 12
#11 Gregory Bachman Shure Acquisition Holdings 12
#13 Eric Elias Bergstrom 10
#13 Curtis A. Knutson Anderson Packaging 10
#13 Paul F. Fox Hamilton Sundstrand 10
#16 Sastry V. Vedula Hamilton Sundstrand 9
#16 Douglas E. Pherigo J.L. Clark 9
#18 Ryen Sack Anderson Packaging 8
#18 David C. Gustin Dana Limited 8
#18 Edward Yavitz Aperture In Motion 8
#21 Ronald Buskey Motorola Mobility 7
#21 Arthur Anton Piper Greenlee Tools 7
#23 Robert C. Baker Sundstrand 6
#23 Jerry Dean Hielkema GE 6
#25 Paul Henry Verstrate Hamilton Sundstrand 5
#25 Sukeyuki Kobayashi GE 5
#25 Duane Eckard Miniature Precision Components 5
#25 Joshua Scott Parkin Hamilton Sundstrand 5
#25 Stephen M. Purcell Newell Operating 5
#25 Todd K. Ellerton Newell Operating 5
#31 Richard L. Downing Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#31 Glenn W. Hufstedler Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#31 Robert C. Flaherty Transilwrap Company 4
#31 Darren Lee Miller Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#35 Kevin Abrams Thermo Fisher 3
#35 Philip M. Lungo 3
#35 Curt Knutson Anderson Packaging 3
#35 John V. Norwood 3
#35 Phillip Evans Bergstrom 3
#35 Artemio Pérez Hamilton Sundstrand 3
#35 Stan J. Lipowski Northgate Technologies 3
#35 Andrew D. Splitt Woodward 3
#35 Avery Paul Rosenbloom Greenlee Tools 3
#35 Vlatko Miskovic Hamilton Sundstrand 3
#35 Stephanie Sansoucie Kohl'S 3
#35 Robert G. Glass Sundstrand 3
#47 June G. Halvorson 2
#47 Mike Hahn Woodward 2
#47 Kevin L. Dickerson Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#47 Russell Ralston Woodward Governor 2

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