Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oak Brook, IL ranks #2,803 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,097 patents from 167 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oak Brook, IL include Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, Uop, Macneil Ip. That works out to 134.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 167 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mehul Desai Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 153
2 Anil R. Oroskar Uop 93
3 David S. Iverson Macneil Ip 76
#4 James W. Bacus Cell Analysis Systems 56
#5 Satyan G. Pitroda Mastercard 50
#6 Glenn Schackmuth Restaurant Technology 29
#7 Lewis Tyree, Jr. Liquid Carbonic 28
#8 Sven Zuehlsdorff Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 22
#8 Asha A. Oroskar Orochem Technologies 22
#10 Stephen J. McShane Midtronics 20
#11 Ron Dorsten Restaurant Technology 18
#12 Ali N. Syed Avlon Industries 17
#12 Joseph M. Vijuk Vijuk Equipment 17
#12 Paul Howard Neill Helene Curtis 17
#15 Nehal Maniar Mastercard 16
#16 Carl T. Heitschel Telular 15
#16 Kenneth A. Julian Julian Electric 15
#18 Ralph B. Thompson T & R Chemicals 14
#19 Raymond G. Scott Champion International Corporation Limited 13
#20 Jafar S. Hasan Surgimatix 12
#21 Charlie Zhang D-Cut Products 11
#22 Michael A. Wojcik Blistex 10
#22 Bellur S. Prabhakar University Of Illinois 10
#22 Scott Milkovich Ram Group 10
#25 Donald P. Waller Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center 9
#25 Richard K. Joutras Artco-Bell 9
#27 Richard A. Herbert International Computers Limited 8
#27 John Conway Elkay Manufacturing 8
#29 Constantine S. Grapsas A.I.M. Holding 7
#29 Emil J. Hlinsky Maclean-Fogg 7
#29 Gautham Anil Oroskar Orochem Technologies 7
#32 Thomas Lally 6
#32 Bartosz A. Dajnowski 6
#32 Donald Miller US Air Force 6
#32 Larry C. McKay King Koil Licensing Company 6
#32 Ladislav J. Pircon Unknown 6
#32 William T. Buchanan Nalco Chemical 6
#32 Kevin Schmidt Fiskars Brands 6
#39 Michael B. Ribet Dropbox 5
#39 Edward W. Claffy 5
#39 Ernest Karras 5
#39 Ramanujapuram Raghuvir Knowles Electronics 5
#39 Veena B. Mendiratta Alcatel Lucent 5
#39 Doug Kellam Zero E Technologies 5
#39 Charles C. Allen Salesforce 5
#39 John S. Pircon Benetech 5
#47 Ryan Jenkins Cnh Industrial America 4
#47 Magdalena Dajnowski 4
#47 Henry O. Marcy, 5th 4
#47 Bernard Yellin 4

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