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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Macomb, IL ranks #11,049 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 172 patents from 33 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Macomb, IL include Pioneer (Corteva), Aeron Lifestyle Technology, Cnh Industrial America. That works out to 11.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–33 of 33 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark David Hoffbeck Pioneer (Corteva) 100
2 Christopher E. Young Aeron Lifestyle Technology 10
2 Stephen Michael Dofing Pioneer (Corteva) 10
#4 Charles E. Norcross 7
#5 Sarah Potts Pioneer (Corteva) 5
#6 Nate McGraw Cnh Industrial America 3
#6 Gerald J. Wilson 3
#6 Ernest R. Schuld 3
#6 Michael A. Bowman Martin Engineering 3
#10 John David Utter 2
#10 Derek K. Allensworth L & B Manufacturing 2
#10 Lloyd Smith 2
#10 Vibha Pathak Southern Research Institute 2
#14 Donald G. Bancroft 1
#14 Scott M. Holt USDA 1
#14 Carla Bainter 1
#14 Marietta Loehrlein Penn State 1
#14 Kurt Charles Hohnstrater Pioneer (Corteva) 1
#14 Nicole Theobald 1
#14 Ronald C. Bricker 1
#14 Thottumkara K. Vinod 1
#14 Carmen L. Rose Caterpillar 1
#14 David E. Soule 1
#14 David S. Seymour Pitman-Moore 1
#14 Henry Richardson 1
#14 Mary A. Schuld 1
#14 Frank J. Fay 1
#14 Susan Fay 1
#14 C. Don Weston 1
#14 Josiah W. Collins, II 1
#14 Kenneth F. Finn 1
#14 Anthony J. Karas 1
#14 Zernyu Chou 1

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