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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ottawa, IL ranks #7,089 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 332 patents from 84 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ottawa, IL include Lmk Technologies, IBM, Sabic Global Technologies B.V.. That works out to 17.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 84 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Larry W. Kiest, Jr. Lmk Technologies 116
2 Robert E. Wagner IBM 17
3 Vern Lowry Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 13
3 David W. Perry Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 13
#5 Randy Bell Accenture Global Services Limited 11
#6 Arno H. Reidies Carus 9
#7 Christopher A. Dybek Panduit 8
#7 Peter G. Mein Carus 8
#9 Stephen L. Taylor Advanced Sensors Limited 6
#10 Chayancze A. Stirbis 4
#10 Angelo Flamingo A. J. Antunes & 4
#10 Laura Ann Tonozzi Schlage Lock Company 4
#10 Robert Carducci Clover Technologies Group 4
#10 Pamela J. Dugan Carus 4
#10 Shi Wang Chunghwa Picture Tubes 4
#10 Malcolm J. Roebuck Badge-A-Minit 4
#10 Roberto T. Reyes Uchicago Argonne 4
#18 Stephanie Carlson 3
#18 Roop K. Dave 3
#18 Douglas James Rylander Cnh Industrial America 3
#18 Donald Ganiere GE 3
#18 Angelo L. Flamingo Sandbox Logistics 3
#18 Randall Graham Lockheed Martin 3
#18 Amar L. Dave 3
#18 James E. Bedeker 3
#18 Ronald H. Smick 3
#18 Sean Davenport Carus 3
#28 Gary Goode 2
#28 Gary A. Martyn AT&T 2
#28 Patrick William Hughes Unknown 2
#28 David Boyd Aero Industries 2
#28 Carl L. Hardee Borg-Warner Chemicals 2
#28 Kevin M. Kimes Peabody Myers 2
#28 John R. Garland 2
#28 Steve E. Phillips Pilkington North America 2
#28 Robert C. Heiss 2
#28 Michael J. Michaels 2
#28 Richard A. Fast 2
#28 Robert A. Pangrcic 2
#40 Robert E. Poggi, Sr. 1
#40 Matthew Lindenbaum 1
#40 Brian F. Moline 1
#40 Glen Dougherty 1
#40 James Polancic 1
#40 Jack Tomse 1
#40 Raymond E. Tompkins Libbey-Owens-Ford 1
#40 Aishuang Xiang MIT 1
#40 Zachary T. Mroczkowski 1
#40 Paul Jeffrey Aubry Hcc 1
#40 Shaun M. Flanery 1

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