Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Moline, IL ranks #3,773 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 774 patents from 206 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Moline, IL include John Deere, Hni Technologies, Krl Holding Company. That works out to 18.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 206 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alan D. Sheidler John Deere 58
2 Donald K. Landphair John Deere 39
3 John Franklin Reid John Deere 31
3 Sebastian Blank John Deere 31
#5 John Koch Hni Technologies 26
#6 Troy K. Maddox John Deere 16
#7 Gopal S. Revankar John Deere 15
#7 Zimin W. Vilar John Deere 15
#7 Donald Ray Peck John Deere 15
#10 Ronald Pratt John Deere 14
#11 Steve A. Coon John Deere 12
#12 Karl R. Lewis Krl Holding Company 10
#12 Gordon Lee Salley John Deere 10
#12 Hema V. Guthy John Deere 10
#12 Robert Eugene Kasten John Deere 10
#12 Peter A. Johnson John Deere 10
#17 Merle Ray Gerber John Deere 9
#17 Jeffrey A. Nelson John Deere 9
#19 Victoria Graves ExxonMobil 8
#19 Alex J. Nykamp John Deere 8
#19 Daniel Marc Heim John Deere 8
#19 Donald Raymond Wisor John Deere 8
#19 Roderick James Jensen John Deere 8
#19 Gary Deloy Luxon John Deere 8
#25 Anthony Weber John Deere 7
#25 Maurice A. Popelier John Deere 7
#25 Robert M. Vize Caterpillar 7
#25 Andrew J. Braet John Deere 7
#29 Jeffrey Bostrom Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 6
#29 Brian Gorge Genesis Systems 6
#29 Rodney P. Smith The Kartridg Pak 6
#29 Robert L. Bowsher 6
#29 Jeffrey Ray Payne John Deere 6
#34 Colin Hudson John Deere 5
#34 Kenneth R. Thomas John Deere 5
#34 David Holmburg John Deere 5
#34 Joshua C. Heitsman John Deere 5
#34 Yifu Wu John Deere 5
#34 James Arend Seabold Bargren Unknown 5
#34 Vincent M. Moster Case Gmbh 5
#34 Clinton Byron Stroh Eaton 5
#34 Richard McLaughlin Mclaughlin Group 5
#34 Michael D. Benhart John Deere 5
#44 Neil C. Dunn International Harvester 4
#44 L. Bruce Moore Machine Research 4
#44 Daniel L. Leemans John Deere 4
#44 Mark Toomey Lawrence Brothers 4
#44 Eric L. Bortner John Deere 4
#44 Jesus Landinez John Deere 4
#44 Jack C. Wiley John Deere 4

Part of Illinois