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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rockton, IL ranks #5,758 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 442 patents from 107 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rockton, IL include Taylor Commercial Foodservice, Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Carrier. That works out to 56.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 107 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dennis J. Nelson Taylor Commercial Foodservice 25
2 Ronald J. Glavan Carrier Commercial Refrigeration 23
3 Mark E. Bush Carrier 22
#4 Adrian E. Vandergrift Hamilton Sundstrand 20
#5 Steven J. Siler Hurletron 17
#6 Randall Bax Cummins Power Generation 14
#6 Dennis C. Cronin Beloit 14
#6 Weishun Ni Hamilton Sundstrand 14
#9 Jianhui Hong John Zink Company 13
#10 Richard R. Hergert Beloit 11
#10 John F. Bangura Altigreen Propulsion Labs Private Limited 11
#12 Edward J. McGuire Neose Technologies 10
#12 Thomas Marx Atwood Vacuum Machine 10
#14 James L. Chance Beloit 9
#15 Joel W. Kleckler Woodward 8
#15 Kevin H. Bischel Taylor Commercial Foodservice 8
#17 Leroy H. Busker Beloit 7
#17 Marvin F. Gaudette Eaton 7
#17 Richard E. Hergert Beloit 7
#20 Dan Devine Cadbury Adams Usa 6
#20 Christopher J. Feltman Cadbury Adams Usa 6
#20 Gerald Kramer 6
#20 Kay Opperman Pierce Biotechnology 6
#24 L. H. Busker Beloit 5
#24 Paul F. Stephan Newell Operating 5
#24 Thomas W. Lenhart Barnes International 5
#24 Paul J. Schaefer Woodward 5
#24 David Shike Schneider Electric Buildings 5
#24 Keith Kline 5
#24 Ronald G. Axon Textron Innovations 5
#24 Jose J. A. Rodal Beloit 5
#32 Scott Stroup Eclipse Combustion 4
#32 Carl B. Dahl Beloit 4
#32 Robert G. Kemmeter Enkel 4
#32 Daniel Knope Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#36 Bradley J. Burie GE 3
#36 William R. Stephens Carlingswitch 3
#36 Matthew L. Gregersen 3
#36 Jeffery S. Schmidt Hamilton Sundstrand 3
#36 Eric E. Magnuson 3
#36 Richard L. Silvestrini Warner Electric Technology 3
#36 Rick Woods Liqui-Box 3
#36 J. Larry Chance Beloit 3
#36 Richard C. Dvorak Paper Converting Machine 3
#45 Preston L. Aylesworth Beatrice Foods 2
#45 Robert J. Sterling Sundstrand 2
#45 Jack R. Earhart Aqua-Aerobic Systems 2
#45 Kalvin G. Van Laningham Dana Limited 2
#45 Timothy C. Storm Unknown 2
#45 Melvin Wayne Hounsell 2

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