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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oshkosh, WI ranks #531 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 6,345 patents from 837 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oshkosh, WI include Eastman Kodak, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Oshkosh Defense. That works out to 95.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 837 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Deepak Shukla Eastman Kodak 153
2 Mark Alan Burazin Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 102
3 Nader Nasr Oshkosh Defense 87
#4 Christopher K. Yakes Oshkosh 70
#5 Steven J. Andrasko Brunswick 65
#6 Erik S. Ellifson Oshkosh Defense 64
#7 Jerrod Kappers Oshkosh 63
#8 Marcille Faye Ruman Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 62
#8 Jesse Gander Oshkosh Defense 62
#10 Jon J. Morrow Oshkosh 61
#11 Aaron J. Rositch Oshkosh Defense 60
#12 Scott W. Middleton Graphic Packaging International 55
#12 Andrew Kotloski Oshkosh 55
#14 Mike Bolton Oshkosh Defense 51
#15 William S. Pomplun Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 49
#15 Jeffrey Koga Oshkosh 49
#17 Robert Eugene Vogt Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 48
#18 Zhenyi Wei Oshkosh 47
#18 Robert S. Messina Oshkosh 47
#18 Matthew W. Jaeger Brunswick 47
#21 Neil Dekarske Oshkosh Defense 45
#22 Steven Craig Gehling Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 44
#23 Neil Doherty Zamtec 43
#24 David J. Belter Brunswick 42
#24 Robert J. Marinack Fort James 42
#26 Paul Schmidt Oshkosh 41
#26 Kenneth G. Gable Brunswick 41
#28 George E. Phillips Brunswick 39
#29 Aaron J. Ward Brunswick 37
#29 Shawn Naglik Oshkosh Defense 37
#29 Duane R. Pillar Oshkosh Truck 37
#32 Bradon Zeitler Oshkosh Defense 36
#33 Logan Gary Oshkosh 34
#33 Rachell Harsh Oshkosh Defense 34
#35 Korry D. Kobel Oshkosh 33
#35 David J. Steinberger Oshkosh 33
#37 Jeremy Andringa Oshkosh 32
#37 Chris Yakes Oshkosh Defense 32
#39 Vince Schad Oshkosh 31
#40 Brendan Chan Oshkosh 30
#40 Gerald F. Neisen Bombardier Motor Corporation Of America 30
#42 Thomas J. Harris Cardiac Pacemakers 29
#42 David McGraw Oshkosh Defense 29
#42 Paul Joseph Datta Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 29
#42 Charles H. Eichinger Brunswick 29
#42 Gary Schmiedel Oshkosh Defense 29
#47 Mitchel Nordahl Oshkosh Defense 28
#47 Tammy Jo Balzar Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 28
#47 Ryan Crabtree Oshkosh Defense 28
#47 Jessica Szymanski Oshkosh Defense 28

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