Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Metamora, IL ranks #2,607 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,184 patents from 208 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Metamora, IL include Caterpillar, Cnh Industrial America, Zf Meritor. That works out to 303.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 208 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alan R. Stockner Caterpillar 90
2 Jeffrey R. Ries Caterpillar 61
3 Matthew R. Sudbrink Cnh Industrial America 53
#4 Scott B. Fiveland Caterpillar 48
#5 Robert L. Meyer Caterpillar 42
#6 Daniel R. Ibrahim Caterpillar 38
#6 Travis E. Barnes Caterpillar 38
#8 Gregory J. Kaufmann Caterpillar 34
#9 John R. Gladden Caterpillar 23
#9 James DeVore Zf Meritor 23
#11 David E. Nelson Hydroacoustics 22
#12 Lance Cowper Caterpillar 19
#12 Michael D. Hasselbusch Caterpillar 19
#14 Frank Lombardi Caterpillar 18
#15 Eric J. Anderson Cnh Industrial America 17
#16 Dennis E. Roberts Zebco Holdings 16
#16 William J. Rodier Caterpillar 16
#18 Stephen W. Rector Caterpillar 13
#18 Patricia J. Slininger USDA 13
#18 Anthony S. Cooksey Caterpillar 13
#21 Robert E. Stone Caterpillar 12
#21 Maarten Verkiel Caterpillar 12
#23 David Thaler Caterpillar 11
#23 David M. Milam Caterpillar 11
#23 Charles A. Lehmann Fiskars Oyj Abp 11
#23 Curtis John Caldwell Caterpillar 11
#23 Jeffrey S. Alig Caterpillar 11
#28 Eric C. Hughes Caterpillar 10
#28 Jerry D. Marr Caterpillar 10
#28 Grant S. Peterson Caterpillar 10
#31 Michael R. McGuire USDA 8
#31 Mark D. Veliz Caterpillar 8
#31 James M. Voelker Caterpillar 8
#31 Morris E. Taft Caterpillar 8
#35 Amy M. Hess Caterpillar 7
#35 Seth J. Redenbo Caterpillar 7
#35 Robert W. Harper Simon-Hartley Limited 7
#35 Eric Moughler Caterpillar 7
#35 Mark Scaife Caterpillar 7
#35 David J. Colantoni Caterpillar 7
#35 James J. Billimack Caterpillar 7
#42 Edward E. Schmillen Caterpillar 6
#42 Aaron J. Gnagey Caterpillar 6
#42 Abram M. Ingold Caterpillar 6
#42 David C. Janzen Claas Industrietechnik Gmbh 6
#42 Douglas Trent Weaver Caterpillar 6
#42 Douglas R. Ervin Solar Turbines Incorporated 6
#42 David R. Meinhold Caterpillar 6
#42 Timothy G. Mayer Federal Signal 6
#42 Marvin Grendel McKimpson Caterpillar 6

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