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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rochelle, IL ranks #13,578 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 124 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rochelle, IL include W.A. Whitney, Bergstrom, Airadvice. That works out to 13.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William B. Scott W.A. Whitney 20
2 Brett Herrmann Bergstrom 14
3 Meindert Kleefstra Airadvice 12
#4 Connor Brandt Wahl Clipper 10
#5 Daniel A. Hatfield Caterpillar 9
#6 Roland L. Hagemeyer Louis Berkman 7
#7 John Schindewolf Silgan Containers 6
#8 Kevin L. Woolbright Advanced Cardiovascular Systems 5
#8 Laura L. Snider, legal representative Highland Manufacturing And Sales 5
#10 Hugh E. Cooper 3
#10 Lyle E. Massing Bendix Limited 3
#12 Luke David Burke Virdia 2
#12 Melvin L. Wilton Louis Berkman 2
#12 Andrew Jonathan Lister 2
#12 Peter S. Stanfa 2
#16 Joseph David Hill 1
#16 Gary G. Hollonbeck 1
#16 Kevin Luxton 1
#16 Charles R. Hufford 1
#16 by Laura L. Snider, legal representative Highland Manufacturing And Sales 1
#16 George W. Keene 1
#16 Michael G. Stickels 1
#16 Petry Erik 1
#16 Carolyn Klueg 1
#16 Francis Cammack Syngenta Investment 1
#16 Dan Hatfield Caterpillar 1
#16 Natalia Katz HP 1
#16 Donald J. Geralds Sundstrand 1
#16 Stephen Freels 1
#16 John R. Chisamore 1
#16 John Gruben 1
#16 Margaret Danek 1
#16 John M. (Michael) McVicker The Boeing 1
#16 Robert J. Sandlin 1
#16 Grant Spencer Manning 1
#16 Edwin Dennis Kissick 1
#16 Roxanne M. Charnock 1

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