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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Morrison, IL ranks #11,621 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 159 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Morrison, IL include GE, Champion International Corporation Limited, International Technology Group. That works out to 38.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lee O. Woods GE 12
1 Ronald W. Poling GE 12
3 Joseph F. Schillinger Champion International Corporation Limited 11
3 James D. Schoenhard International Technology Group 11
#5 Donald H. Stoll GE 10
#6 Alan J. Janicek GE 9
#7 Kennett R. Fuller GE 8
#8 Dennis D. Tremblay Emerson Electric 6
#8 Ronald Lee Hogue GE 6
#10 Geraldine S. Elfline 5
#10 Lamoyne W. Durham South Bend Lathe 5
#12 Steven Gordon 4
#12 Paige W. Thompson GE 4
#12 Dann W. Denny GE 4
#12 Cordell E. Meiste National Manufacturing 4
#12 Donald E. Nice GE 4
#12 Robert W. Damerow GE 4
#12 Corey Ottens National Manufacturing 4
#19 Tracy Vock Wahl Clipper 3
#19 Ralph W. Gustafson GE 3
#19 Ronald L. Hilty GE 3
#19 Stewart A. Woodward GE 3
#19 Harry Pruis 3
#24 Ahsan Lone Valent Biosciences 2
#24 Lyle J. Bush GE 2
#24 Martin Edgeton Wahl Clipper 2
#24 Bogdan Zakerzewski Cooper Technologies 2
#24 Ted P. Struttmann GE 2
#29 Lyle Upton 1
#29 Cyril L. Schafer 1
#29 Kathy A. Stewart The Liposome Company 1
#29 William B. Pratt Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 1
#29 Kip Robert Simpson 1
#29 Burton J. Seaman GE 1
#29 Roger Allen Tegeler The Timken 1
#29 Merle J. Lewis GE 1
#29 Harold B. Ellicott GE 1
#29 Kent Wegley 1
#29 Edward H. Volckmann 1

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