Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Menasha, WI ranks #1,583 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,126 patents from 360 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Menasha, WI include Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Cmd, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 116.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 360 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David W. Koenig Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 89
2 Davis Dang H. Nhan 64
3 Paul Johnson Cmd 61
#4 Joseph C. Schneider Illinois Tool Works 59
#5 James Leo Baggot Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 54
#6 Nathan Joe Jochman Illinois Tool Works 48
#7 Guy H. Super Georgia-Pacific 47
#8 Steven R. Olson Georgia-Pacific 46
#9 Gregory J. Wideman Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 37
#10 Jack L. Couillard Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 36
#11 Thomas A. Bunker Illinois Tool Works 30
#12 David J. Gruenwald Brunswick 29
#13 Cathleen Mae Uttecht Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 28
#13 Robert Stanley Bobnock The Procter & Gamble 28
#15 Thomas Zelinski Dixie Consumer Products 25
#16 Jeffrey James Timm Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 22
#16 Linsheng Feng Encapsys 22
#18 Ronald R. Reeb Georgia-Pacific 21
#18 William Bela Haffner Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 21
#20 Oliver Heise Voith Paper Patent Gmbh 18
#21 Brendon Frank Ribble Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 17
#21 Kim A. Anderson W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 17
#21 Billie J. Matthews 17
#21 George L. Meyers American Can 17
#25 John Timothy Hahn Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 16
#25 Katherine C. Wheeler Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 16
#25 Donald J. Sanders Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 16
#25 Raju Peddada 16
#29 Dean Swoboda Fort James 15
#29 Samuel August Nelson Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 15
#29 Tad E. Lenhart Krueger International 15
#32 Richard M. Butler HP 13
#32 Michael S. Heath Fort James 13
#32 Timothy J. LaFleur Krueger International 13
#32 Albert M. Nowak Illinois Tool Works 13
#32 Erland R. Sandstrom Fort James 13
#32 Rob David Everett Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 13
#32 Jamie T. Leisch Fort James 13
#32 Kim G. Schick Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 13
#32 Thomas P. Van Iten 13
#41 Christopher M. Bechyne Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 12
#41 David R. Krause Cleaning Systems 12
#41 Devon Gaynelle Curley Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 12
#41 Stephen C. Golden, Jr. 12
#41 Daniel William Blake Wisconsin Film & Bag 12
#41 Richard J. Wimberger W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 12
#47 Jon J. Leininger Voltaire Incorporated 11
#47 Vickie Marie Thomack Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 11
#47 Connie May McMorrow Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 11
#47 George H. Walbrun American Can 11

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