Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manitowoc, WI ranks #2,418 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,293 patents from 267 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manitowoc, WI include Illinois Tool Works, Cnh Industrial America, Eastman Kodak. That works out to 37.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 267 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William Joshua Becker Illinois Tool Works 118
2 Nathan Paul Brooks Cnh Industrial America 66
3 David S. Weiss Eastman Kodak 43
#4 David J. Pech Manitowoc Crane Companies 39
#5 James G. Morrow, Sr. The Manitowoc Company 35
#6 David Weiss Ut-Battelle 30
#7 Matthew S. Tlachac Orion Energy Systems 29
#8 Jay Z. Muchin M Group 27
#9 William F. Protz, Jr. Santa'S Best 25
#10 John Scribante Orion Energy Systems 24
#10 Billy Jack Ahola Kohler 24
#12 David J. Merten M Group 23
#13 David R. Tosdale The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 17
#13 John Phillip Myers Maytag 17
#15 Richard Carey The Metal Ware 16
#15 Ronald Hoffman Unknown 16
#17 Michael J. Wech Oil-Rite 15
#17 William Handlos Basf Se 15
#19 William E. Olson, Jr. Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 14
#20 Aamer Mohammed The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 13
#20 James P. Peterson Contemporary 13
#20 Donald G. Gruett Oil-Rite 13
#23 Michael C. Hollen Bemis Manufacturing 12
#23 Brian Siehr Kohler 12
#25 Stephen L. Moretti Carrier 11
#25 Mitchell Sandey Cnh Industrial America 11
#25 Joseph R. Rucinski Manitowoc Crane Companies 11
#25 Matthew T. Oswald Manitowoc Crane Companies 11
#29 Deborah Marie Lonneman Elkay Manufacturing 10
#29 Jeffrey J. Mueller Kohler 10
#31 Michael F. Daly Regenesis Biomedical 9
#31 Alan D. Grund Arkion Life Sciences 9
#31 Timothy James Albinger Manitowoc Crane Companies 9
#34 Ming-De Deng Arkion Life Sciences 8
#34 Leonard J. Yindra Hamilton Industries 8
#36 Tim James Isklar As 7
#36 Thomas Haug Anchor Hocking 7
#36 Jon A. Zboralski Hamilton Industries 7
#36 Howard G. Funk Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 7
#36 Tony J. Kopidlansky The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 7
#36 Ryan M. Franzen Orion Energy Systems 7
#36 Arthur G. Zuehlke Manitowoc Crane Companies 7
#36 Cary J. Pierskalla Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 7
#36 Alan E. Pleuss Manitowoc Crane Companies 7
#45 Philip Terry Olson Dyadic International (Usa) 6
#45 Derrick L. Geiser Manitowoc Crane Companies 6
#45 Reinhardt Rosson Arkion Life Sciences 6
#45 Terry F. Hacker Anchor Hocking 6
#45 Thomas Joseph Skatrud Archer-Daniels-Midland 6
#45 Mark Paul Giebel Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 6

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