Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Niles, IL ranks #2,636 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,170 patents from 231 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Niles, IL include Spectrum Diversified Designs, Instant Brands Holdings, Unknown. That works out to 37.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 231 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Elizabeth A. Cho Spectrum Diversified Designs 71
2 Tania L. Aldous Instant Brands Holdings 67
3 John W. Von Holdt Unknown 42
#4 Herbert Baisch The Hirsh 37
#5 Owen Slater Thermos L.L.C. 28
#6 Daniel Edward Roush Baxalta Incorporated 24
#7 Joseph V. Cesna Speedfam Co. 21
#8 John W. Von Holdt 19
#8 Arthur R. Greenwood Uop 19
#8 Richard Jay Display Technologies 19
#8 Jacek Korczynski Cooper Technologies 19
#8 Frederick G. Kudert American National Can 19
#8 Daniel B. Shore Case Gmbh 19
#14 Steven Tisma Tisma Machinery 18
#15 Louis W. Schornack Telular 17
#16 Frank Lodi Richco 16
#16 Roberto Cerrato Meza The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 16
#18 Melvin F. Roberts Bloomfield Industries 15
#18 Joshua B. Hurwitz Motorola 15
#20 Florin Rosca Fluid Handling 14
#21 Christopher Meyer Shure Acquisition Holdings 13
#21 Robert I. Keur 13
#23 George Obermann Eaton 12
#24 Ben Janchitraponvej Helene Curtis 11
#24 Clifford E. Grube The Mills 11
#24 Daniel Pratt Shure Acquisition Holdings 11
#24 Marvin E. Jensen Hollister Incorporated 11
#28 Yury Galperin Wki Holding Company 10
#28 Garry Didinsky Hughes Electronics Limited 10
#28 Daniel Davitz Sterilite 10
#28 William N. Roberts Zenith Electronics 10
#28 Horacio A. Baggio Woodhead Industries 10
#28 Anton E. Lazaro Hardwood Line Manufacturing 10
#34 Joseph Kalika Bell And Howell 9
#34 Joseph F. Brumbach Fibrasonics 9
#34 Henry W. Schniedermeier Illinois Tool Works 9
#34 Barbara Margaret DuMelle Schumacher Electric 9
#38 Richard J. Faehnrich Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 8
#38 Albert V. Thomas Abbott 8
#38 Kasimir Kober Chicago Dryer 8
#38 Donald Wind Valspar Sourcing 8
#38 Patrick J. Silady Uop 8
#43 Verlon D. Downing Huffy 7
#43 Jeffrey T. Voiles Woodward 7
#43 Laurentiu O. Vlad Luminii 7
#43 Robert E. Zimmer Buehler Ag 7
#43 Jeff Segota Shure Acquisition Holdings 7
#43 Gabriel Ribu Triteq Lock And Security 7
#49 Frank P. Brilando Schwinn Bicycle 6
#49 Gregory H. Canfield Shure Acquisition Holdings 6

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