Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Racine, WI ranks #624 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,396 patents from 1,018 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Racine, WI include S. C. Johnson & Son, Johnson Controls Technology, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 69.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 1,018 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paul E. Furner S. C. Johnson & Son 127
2 Richard M. DeKeuster Johnson Controls Technology 110
3 Francis C. Peterson Illinois Tool Works 106
#4 Douglas A. Soller S. C. Johnson & Son 83
#5 Brian Kinnune Cree 79
#6 Peter M. Neumann S. C. Johnson & Son 59
#6 Michael E. Klinkhammer S. C. Johnson & Son 59
#8 Allen D. Miller S. C. Johnson & Son 57
#9 Alan J. Ruud Ruud Lighting 55
#10 Cory J. Nelson S. C. Johnson & Son 51
#11 Donald J. Schumacher S. C. Johnson & Son 47
#12 Curtis H. Hubmann Johnsondiversey 41
#13 Andrew M. Bober Diversey 39
#14 Matthew L. Andis Andis 38
#14 Gary B. Swetish S. C. Johnson & Son 38
#14 James R. Crapser S. C. Johnson & Son 38
#17 Mark E. Wefler S. C. Johnson & Son 37
#18 Robert Parker Basf Se 36
#19 Imtiaz A. Musaliar S. C. Johnson & Son 35
#19 Joel E. Adair S. C. Johnson & Son 35
#19 Christopher F. Lang Diversey 35
#22 Cathal L. Fahy S. C. Johnson & Son 34
#22 Jerome F. Daanen Abbott 34
#24 John A. Boticki S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets 33
#25 Michael L. Gasperi Rockwell Automation 32
#26 Neil P. Williams S. C. Johnson & Son 30
#26 John P. Caspers Rockwell Automation 30
#26 Gary J. Pond Inter-Med 30
#26 Timothy B. Strandell Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 30
#30 Michael Dry The Patent Well 29
#31 David A. Putz Ad-Tech Medical Instrument 28
#31 Matthew R. Bailey Milwaukee Electric Tool 28
#33 Robert E. Trick Medical Engineering Company 26
#34 Troy M. Bellows Rockwell Automation 25
#34 John Zapushek Master Lock Company 25
#36 Marissa A. K. Schultz S. C. Johnson & Son 24
#36 Nancy L. Broen S. C. Johnson & Son 24
#38 Christopher P. Wolak S. C. Johnson & Son 23
#39 Timothy R. Bartlett S. C. Johnson & Son 22
#39 Ronald G. Peterson Unico 22
#41 Valerie Hansen Buymetrics 21
#41 Gerald Owen Schulz The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 21
#41 Michael O. Flegel Reliance Controls 21
#44 Paul A. Clark S. C. Johnson & Son 20
#44 Zalman P. Saperstein Modine Manufacturing 20
#44 Jesse Richard S. C. Johnson & Son 20
#44 Russell T. Jenks Johnson Controls Technology 20
#44 Jose de Jesus Castillo Higareda 20
#44 Timothy R. Ordiway S. C. Johnson & Son 20
#44 Thomas L. Klamm Uview Ultraviolet Systems 20

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