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New Lenox, IL All Time

927 patents  ·  173 inventors  ·  34.1/1k pop.

Ranked #3,254 of 112,640 cities Top 3%

New Lenox, IL ranks #3,254 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 927 patents from 173 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in New Lenox, IL include Formax, Molex, G & W Electric. That works out to 34.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 173 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Glenn Sandberg Formax 49
2 John E. Lopata Molex 45
3 Donald R. Martin G & W Electric 39
#4 Robert L. Fischer University of California 34
#4 John J. Bulanda Panduit 34
#6 Peter Antony Farrar Dubois Limited 33
#7 Thomas D. Kaun US Dept of Energy 32
#8 Steven Akiyama Kenall Manufacturing 29
#9 Charles Meyer Illinois Tool Works 28
#10 Jonathon C. Veihl Commscope Technologies 27
#11 James McLaughlin Salco Products 23
#12 Surendra Chitti Babu — 22
#13 Dean Badillo Knowles Electronics 21
#14 Paul B. DuCharme Panduit 19
#15 John J. Lanigan, Jr. — 18
#16 Joshua D. Schueler Electro-Motive Diesel 16
#17 Brandon James Kuboushek Cnh Industrial America 11
#17 Lawrence A. Hillegonds Panduit 11
#19 Edward L. Ostertag Andrew 10
#19 Michael Mayo Panduit 10
#19 Robert T. Fitzpatrick Panduit 10
#22 Alex C. Brouwer Panduit 9
#22 Frank J. Graczyk Panduit 9
#22 Robert A. Moris Handy Button Machine 9
#22 Joseph A. Chopp, Jr. Panduit 9
#22 Gage A. Fox Provisur Technologies 9
#27 Christopher S. Krohn Illinois Tool Works 8
#27 Richard A. Rago Panduit 8
#27 Larry A. Hillegonds Panduit 8
#27 Dwayne A. Porter Danco 8
#27 Robert Braun Dow Global Technologies 8
#32 Adam Fabianski Drone Racing League 7
#32 Timothy D. Pearson Illinois Tool Works 7
#32 Robert D. Gruber Interlake Material Handling 7
#32 Scott K. Benedict Panduit 7
#36 Brian Keller Strandex 6
#36 Wilbur A. Janssen Formax 6
#36 Joseph Messana University of Michigan 6
#36 Joseph R. Davies — 6
#36 Erick J. Bennett, III Uop 6
#36 Glen Bersamin Sonoco Development 6
#36 John G. Dalton Panduit 6
#43 Christopher Radzik Federal Signal 5
#43 Christopher M. Rains Pregis Innovative Packaging 5
#43 James T. Lee, Jr. AT&T 5
#43 Edward J. Thorp Pittway 5
#43 Matthew Kasa Uchicago Argonne 5
#43 Gary Frigo Andrew 5
#43 Sven-Erik Carlson Illinois Tool Works 5
#43 Ronald S. Conti Varn Products Company 5

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