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Neenah, WI All Time

6,550 patents  ·  889 inventors  ·  239.8/1k pop.

Ranked #504 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Neenah, WI ranks #504 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 6,550 patents from 889 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Neenah, WI include Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Fort James, Georgia-Pacific. That works out to 239.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 889 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Gerard Shannon Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 118
2 Michael Alan Hermans Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 104
3 Dave Allen Soerens Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 97
#4 John H. Dwiggins Fort James 85
#5 Mike Thomas Goulet Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 81
#5 Christopher Peter Olson Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 81
#7 Gregory J. Rajala Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 75
#7 Frank D. Harper Fort James 75
#9 Joseph H. Miller Georgia-Pacific 73
#10 Thomas David Ehlert Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 69
#11 Michael John Faulks Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 67
#12 Scott W. Wenzel Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 66
#13 Peter Allen Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 64
#14 Kevin Joseph Vogt Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 59
#15 Lawrence Howell Sawyer Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 57
#16 Kenneth John Zwick Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 56
#17 Roy J. Rozek Thomas Industries 49
#18 Timothy James Blenke Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 47
#18 Jeffrey A. Lee Gpcp Ip Holdings 47
#18 Terrence P. Lafferty Graphic Packaging International 47
#21 Neil T. Scholl Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 46
#21 Thomas Michael Ales Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 46
#23 Richard Louis Underhill Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 44
#24 Peter F. Ullrich, JR. Titan Spine 43
#24 Shirlee Ann Weber Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 43
#26 Frederick J. Lang Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 42
#26 David Arthur Fell Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 42
#28 Hung Liang Chou Georgia-Pacific 41
#29 Cristian M. Neculescu Fort James 40
#30 Paul Douglas Beuther Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 39
#31 Greg A. Wendt Georgia-Pacific 38
#32 Nicholas James Dessart Illinois Tool Works 37
#33 Jody Dorothy Suprise Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 36
#33 Suzanne Marie Schmoker Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 36
#35 William G. Reeves Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 35
#35 David Arthur Kuen Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 35
#35 Morris W. Kuchenbecker James River Corporation Of Virginia 35
#35 John C. Robertson United States Surgical 35
#35 Eric E. Braun Oshkosh 35
#35 Lynda Ellen Collins Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 35
#41 Kang Chang Yeh Georgia-Pacific 33
#42 Kathleen Irene Ratliff Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 32
#42 Rongjun Zhang Oshkosh Defense 32
#42 Joseph DiPalma Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 32
#45 Adrienne Rae Loyd Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 31
#45 Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 31
#47 Richard Warren Tanzer Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 30
#47 Thomas Joseph Dyer Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 30
#49 James J. Hlaban Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 28
#49 Paul J. Ruthven Georgia-Pacific 28

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