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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Plymouth, WI ranks #2,771 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,107 patents from 153 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plymouth, WI include Orion Energy Systems, Bradley Fixtures, Kohler. That works out to 123.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 153 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Neal R. Verfuerth Orion Energy Systems 97
2 Scott H. Micoley Bradley Fixtures 64
3 William Kuru Kohler 46
#4 James Richter Leviton Manufacturing Co. 36
#5 Jeffrey W. Fritz Curt G. Joa 35
#6 Steven J. Dimig Strattec Security 31
#7 Kenneth J. Wetenkamp Orion Energy Systems 30
#8 Robert John Brockway Terra Compactor Wheel 28
#9 Zane Eaton Kohler 25
#10 Michelle E. Bayer Kohler 23
#11 Lawrence E. Duwell Kohler 22
#11 Michael J. Potts Orion Energy Systems 22
#11 Kenneth R. Seymour, II International Engine Intellectual Property Company 22
#11 Smith C. Theiler Milwaukee Electric Tool 22
#15 Michael A. Niver Kohler 21
#15 Eric W. Nimmer American Orthodontics 21
#15 Scott G. Ahlswede Brunswick 21
#15 Richard L. Payne Atlantic Richfield 21
#19 Aaron Strand Sargento Foods 20
#20 Ken Wetenkamp The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 16
#20 Anthony J. Bartol Orion Energy Systems 16
#22 Eric M. Plate Kohler 15
#23 Jack A. DeBraal The Brewer Company 13
#23 Richard A. Payne Tomahawk Manufacturing 13
#25 Jeff Karp Sargento Foods 11
#26 Cary D. Edmonds Kohler 10
#26 Richard Stauff Bemis Manufacturing 10
#26 Jeff W. Fritz Curt G. Joa 10
#29 Brian A. Henne Bemis Manufacturing 9
#29 Peter J. Jenquin Curt G. Joa 9
#29 Wayne Meyer Chemtura 9
#29 Kevin DeVries Vertical Power 9
#33 Chris W. Korinek Gb Electric Incorporated 8
#33 John R. Mason Rolls-Royce Plc 8
#33 Bradley J. Bruggink Bemis Manufacturing 8
#33 Judy Fischer Sargento Foods 8
#37 Steven D. Williams Intel 7
#37 Steven M. Tervo Kohler 7
#37 James Abston Sargento Foods 7
#37 Samuel W. Godsey 7
#37 Ryan Hartman Sargento Foods 7
#37 Tim Veldman Sargento Foods 7
#37 Ralph A. Hausler Illinois Tool Works 7
#44 Robert Tournour Tomahawk Manufacturing 6
#44 David W. Coolman Plyco 6
#44 John A. Fiumefreddo Kohler 6
#44 Jeffrey A. Zarembka Brunswick 6
#44 Jon Sommer Sargento Foods 6
#44 Bruce M. Lefeber Kohler 6
#44 Doug H. Williamson Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag 6

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