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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mattoon, IL ranks #11,951 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 153 patents from 42 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mattoon, IL include Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Caterpillar, Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C.. That works out to 9.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–42 of 42 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Shane A. Deters Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 26
2 Douglas W. Bell Caterpillar 17
3 Frank S. Flider Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C. 11
#4 Matt William Gill Suncoke Technology And Development 8
#5 Bryce E. Steenburg Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 7
#5 Glen A. Carter Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C. 7
#7 Ted E. Holmes Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 6
#7 Tyler G. Walk 6
#7 Brian D. Laymon Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 6
#10 Joseph B. Horn Global Therapeutics 5
#10 Herbert Horn Rowenta Werke Gmbh 5
#12 Jeffrey A. Wilson Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 4
#12 Ronald Frank Auer Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C. 4
#14 Michael Simonelli Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 3
#14 James L. Overholt 3
#16 Donald E. Hatfield GE 2
#16 Jerry L. Livingston Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C. 2
#16 Chad M. Larson Ingersoll-Rand 2
#16 Elton M. Botts 2
#16 Robert C. Brush The Gsi Group 2
#16 Brian S. Hawkins Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 2
#16 Amanda Steber University of Virginia 2
#16 Paul L. Hargis Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 2
#24 Leland J. Warren Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 1
#24 Greg Short Agri-Fab 1
#24 Don Metcalf 1
#24 John B. Botts 1
#24 Jack L. Lapeyrouse Ftgc 1
#24 Louis P. Kent 1
#24 Sylvia S. Busbey 1
#24 Timothy L. Quakenbush 1
#24 Pierre W. Curle 1
#24 Daniel M. Zuhone 1
#24 Helene Horn 1
#24 Charles S. Horn 1
#24 Ralph W. Washburn 1
#24 Charles M. Degironne 1
#24 Thomas Dowland 1
#24 Michael J. Worley Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 1
#24 David B. Johanpeter Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 1
#24 Brett Tate Fedders 1
#24 Mark Koelm Blaw-Know Construction Equipment 1

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