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Morton, IL All Time

1,560 patents  ·  245 inventors  ·  91.1/1k pop.

Ranked #2,059 of 112,640 cities Top 2%

Morton, IL ranks #2,059 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,560 patents from 245 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Morton, IL include Caterpillar, Cnh Industrial America, Precision Planting. That works out to 91.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 245 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Douglas C. Serrurier Caterpillar 120
2 Michael G. Kovach Cnh Industrial America 75
3 Justin Koch Precision Planting 71
#4 Todd Swanson Precision Planting 69
#4 Scott F. Shafer Caterpillar 69
#6 Paul Russell Friend Caterpillar 60
#7 Jeremy Hodel Precision Planting 58
#8 Phillip J. Kunz Caterpillar 49
#9 Dennis D. Feucht Caterpillar 48
#10 Timothy A. Thorson Caterpillar 36
#11 Gaylen James Kromminga Cnh Industrial America 32
#12 Kent Levy Precision Planting 31
#13 William M. Doane USDA 28
#14 Michael Jackson AT&T 25
#15 Christian D. Ritchie Caterpillar 22
#16 Christopher Barrick Cnh Industrial America 20
#17 Kevin L. Dea Caterpillar 18
#17 George F. Fanta USDA 18
#17 Scott A. Schick The Shivvers Group 18
#20 Walter E. Earleson Caterpillar 15
#20 Scott G. Sinn Caterpillar 15
#22 Michael J. Ranta Eaton 14
#22 Justin Douglas Speichinger Caterpillar 14
#22 Wayne A. Knepp Morton Buildings 14
#25 Doug Serrurier Caterpillar 13
#25 Timothy A. Lorentz Caterpillar 13
#27 Andrew J. Kieser Caterpillar 12
#27 David A. Schisler USDA 12
#29 Dennis A. Barney Caterpillar 11
#30 Zengshe Liu USDA 10
#30 David L. Zwetz, II Caterpillar 10
#30 Timothy S. Finn Caterpillar 10
#30 Douglas A. Carlson Caterpillar 10
#34 Klint Peterson Cnh Industrial America 9
#35 Donald Abel HP 8
#35 Gerald A. Gegel Caterpillar 8
#37 Steven William Doane Absorbent Technologies 7
#37 Micheal David Valerio Caterpillar 7
#37 Nowell Moore 360 Yield Center 7
#37 Paul Remmele Morton Buildings 7
#37 Frederick C. Felker USDA 7
#37 Mark W. Jarrett Caterpillar 7
#37 Otto E. Dietrich — 7
#44 Ron Llanes Robert Bosch Gmbh 6
#44 Jason R. Beckerdite Caterpillar 6
#44 Preston L. Gale Caterpillar 6
#44 Louis G. Alster Caterpillar 6
#44 Darby R. Robertson Caterpillar 6
#44 Jerry A. Metz Caterpillar 6
#44 Jonathan T. Welte 360 Yield Center 6

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