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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sandwich, IL ranks #6,219 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 397 patents from 98 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sandwich, IL include The Standard Oil, Pfizer, Wms Gaming. That works out to 55.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 98 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark A. Toft The Standard Oil 44
2 David James Rawson Pfizer 34
3 Mary M. Burke Wms Gaming 22
#4 Graham Nigel Maw Pfizer 17
#5 Christopher J. Dutton Pfizer 16
#6 Sandra Marina Monaghan Pfizer 14
#6 Charles Eric Mowbray Pfizer 14
#8 Mark J. Fisher Schneider Electric Usa 12
#8 Curtis L. Steward, Jr. 12
#10 Stephen M. Bednarz Electro-Motive Diesel 11
#11 Frank Judge Veoneer Us 8
#12 Allan Patrick Marchington Pfizer 7
#12 Sandra Dora Meadows Pfizer 7
#14 Michael Humphrey Pfizer 6
#14 William V. Machanian The Wurlitzer 6
#14 Warren A. Montgomery AT&T 6
#14 James W. Moore Microscan Systems 6
#14 Keith B. Hicks Caterpillar 6
#19 Richard B. Shaddle Thrall Car Manufacturing 5
#19 Jeffrey A. Mosher General Motors 5
#19 AARON A. LINDEN Whirlpool 5
#19 David John Bull Pfizer 5
#19 Donald R. Schroeder Cts 5
#19 Colin W. Greengrass Pfizer 5
#19 Chester F. Massino Ideas That Sell 5
#26 Stanley A. Grajek The Wurlitzer 4
#26 Harold E. Wilkerson GE 4
#26 Brian Flood Brady Worldwide 4
#29 Jason R. Wehrli 3
#29 Brenda Marie Dismore The Hillshire Brands 3
#29 James Colin Clark Wilson Electronics 3
#29 Diana Kay Rud Sonoco Development 3
#29 Frank N. Williams Bradley Company 3
#29 Brian Neidigh The Pampered Chef 3
#29 Timothy A. Suchaczewski 3
#29 Duff M. Hay 3
#37 Lloyd E. Vermeland 2
#37 Patrick Mike Otto 2
#37 Joseph V. Slogar Arris Enterprises 2
#37 Joshua C. Bedyk Caterpillar 2
#37 James K. Campbell Fellowes Manufacturing 2
#37 Dennis E. Bahl Plano Molding Company 2
#37 Robert F. McCune Bell Telephone Laboratories 2
#37 Chris J. Dutton Pfizer 2
#37 Christopher Lee Carr Pfizer 2
#37 David W. T. Hoople Pfizer 2
#37 John D. Martner 2
#37 Robert Hupe Caterpillar 2
#37 Donald F. Moonert 2
#37 Douglas S. Knights 2

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