Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oak Lawn, IL ranks #3,781 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 771 patents from 201 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oak Lawn, IL include Cnh Industrial America, Nike, Lbp Manufacturing. That works out to 13.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 201 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Trevor Stanhope Cnh Industrial America 84
2 Rolando Hernandez Nike 65
3 James A. Hubbard, Jr. Lbp Manufacturing 21
#4 Henry Valdez Wm. Wrigley Jr. 20
#5 Ronald E. Hajek Graphic Packaging International 16
#6 H. Richard Landis Landis Plastics 15
#7 Richard T. Janicki 14
#8 Lawrence J. Connelly Nalco Chemical 13
#9 Robert C. Signaigo Control Solutions 12
#9 Kimberly L. Stefanisin Cph Innovations 12
#11 Robert R. Patzelt Nalco Chemical 11
#11 Adam Gelder Rehco 11
#11 Gary Bricault Unknown 11
#14 Trevor Stanhope 9
#14 Mario Garritano Methode Electronics 9
#14 Robert A. Winkless Crown Cork & Seal Technologies 9
#14 John Joseph Savaglio AT&T 9
#18 George Pollack Hairmarker 8
#18 Robert P. Radwill Amsted Industries Incorporated 8
#18 John Bowman Compuware 8
#18 Bruno Nesci Advanced Refining Technologies 8
#22 Carl H. Unger Allied Tube & Conduit 7
#22 Joseph Gerard Aguilar AT&T 7
#22 John D. Gonczy Universities Research Association 7
#22 Joseph Donnan 7
#22 Bernard J. O'Grady Panduit 7
#22 Marquita Johnson Purecircle Sdn Bhd 7
#22 Enrique Valdez Wm. Wrigley Jr. 7
#29 Robert J. Gruodis Continental Ag 6
#29 David Peterson Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group 6
#29 Jamie Paske Andrew 6
#29 Sherry Yuan Crown Cork & Seal Technologies 6
#29 Frank J. Mis Harris-Hub Company 6
#29 XiaoXu Yuan Crown Cork & Seal Technologies 6
#29 Thomas G. Wojciechowski Communications Systems 6
#29 Ronald E. Janus 6
#29 Richard G. Hennessey International Harvester 6
#29 Terrianne Erickson Accenture Global Services Limited 6
#39 Joseph J. Merle Continental Ag 5
#39 Martin Moran The Quaker Oats 5
#39 Arturas Dauksas G & W Electric 5
#39 Michael Tortorello Elkay Manufacturing 5
#39 John Hester Ideal 5
#39 John Markulin Viskase Companies 5
#39 Ralph E. Martin Continental Can Company 5
#46 Phillip Rekart 4
#46 John M. Sansone Multi Electric Mfg 4
#46 Robert Nicholson Tsl Group Plc 4
#46 Arthur J. Danko Illinois Tool Works 4
#46 Jeffrey Carson Trans Union 4

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