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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mapleton, IL ranks #14,395 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 113 patents from 27 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mapleton, IL include Caterpillar, L.R. Nelson, Cordis. That works out to 432.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–27 of 27 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark T. Allott Caterpillar 19
2 Kenneth J. Bruninga L.R. Nelson 15
2 Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt Caterpillar 15
#4 Dennis L. Endicott Caterpillar 10
#5 Michael L. Earle Caterpillar 8
#6 Mark Andrew McElroy Caterpillar 6
#7 Kent D. Smith Caterpillar 4
#7 Ryan Merritt Cordis 4
#7 Derick L. Hinderliter Caterpillar 4
#7 Randy R. Hayward Caterpillar 4
#11 Travis O. Breitkreutz Caterpillar 3
#11 Jerry P. Maushard Caterpillar 3
#13 Jacob K. Ludeman Caterpillar 2
#13 Loyal O. Watts Caterpillar 2
#13 Henry B. Herring 2
#16 Jerome P. Maushard Caterpillar 1
#16 Donald E. Keith Caterpillar 1
#16 Scott D. Avis Caterpillar 1
#16 Richard A. Stear Caterpillar 1
#16 Steve Funke Caterpillar 1
#16 Eric J. McMasters 1
#16 Nicholas S. Craven Caterpillar 1
#16 Stephen Ellis Oedewalt Caterpillar 1
#16 Richard W. Nolen Northern Petrochemical 1
#16 Gerald G. Dawson Northern Petrochemical 1
#16 Keith A. Probyn Northern Petrochemical 1
#16 William E. Blankenship, Jr. 1

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