Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manhattan, IL ranks #7,589 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 298 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manhattan, IL include Micron, Panduit, Caterpillar. That works out to 31.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick J. Mullarkey Micron 87
2 Rodney G. Rouleau Panduit 54
3 David J. Sylvester Panduit 23
#4 Edward William Mate Caterpillar 20
#5 Ronald M. Smith Illinois Tool Works 12
#6 Roger L. Daniels Bunge Oils 11
#6 Rey Bravo Panduit 11
#8 Joseph A. McCormick General Credit Forms 10
#9 Matthew J. Dauzvardis Plastipak Packaging 9
#10 Stephen J. Milchuck Pregis Innovative Packaging 7
#11 Marcus J. Ash Commscope Technologies 6
#11 Mary A. Kinsella Nalco Chemical 6
#13 Matt Dauzvardis Plastipak Packaging 4
#14 Claude H. Werner Caterpillar 3
#14 Brian S. Cramer 3
#14 John Eisenbrandt Provisur Technologies 3
#14 Michael J. Uremovich 3
#18 Richard J. Pulciani, SR. 2
#18 John Andrew Krol 2
#18 Helene Seltzer 2
#18 Dennis R. Cakora Methode Electronics 2
#22 Maryanne Mores 1
#22 Kurt Ende 1
#22 Keith Patrick Clarke 1
#22 Matthew Knippen 1
#22 Dale W. Kern Arris Enterprises 1
#22 Leonard W. Seltzer 1
#22 Paul J. Tanty Caterpillar 1
#22 Michael T. Radigan Caterpillar 1
#22 Donald T. Boone Illinois Tool Works 1
#22 Jeff Humenik Constellation Energy Generation 1
#22 Brian E. Clay Andrew 1
#22 Ronald Vinson 1
#22 Brian D. Slocum Illinois Tool Works 1
#22 Graham Hale Andrew 1
#22 John D. Sheperd 1
#22 David Krahulec Unknown 1
#22 Zaid Almasri 1
#22 Kevin Zielezinski 1

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