Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Sheboygan, WI ranks #799 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,218 patents from 549 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sheboygan, WI include Kohler, Unknown, Paxar. That works out to 84.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 549 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mary J. Reid Kohler 195
2 William C. McKeone Kohler 152
3 Niels J. Eilmus Kohler 145
#4 Rafael A. Rexach Kohler 133
#5 Shawn J. Booth Kohler 112
#6 Drew Johnson Kohler 107
#7 Gregory R. Brotz Unknown 102
#8 Jill E. Hundley Kohler 97
#9 Clayton C. Garrels Kohler 75
#10 Gregory de Swarte Paxar 72
#11 Robert E. Andrews Curt G. Joa 54
#12 Perry D. Erickson Kohler 48
#12 Andrew L. Smith Kohler 48
#14 Gary N. Clarke Kohler 47
#15 Roque M. Corpuz, Jr. Kohler 44
#15 Brian M. Kaule Kohler 44
#17 Phillip A. Waitkus Plastek Engineering 42
#18 Rebecca J. Schreiber-Pethan The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 40
#19 Robert C. Giese Kohler 39
#20 Randy O. Mesun Kohler 37
#21 Michael Craig Marshall Geodigm 36
#22 Coralee S. Sandee Kohler 34
#22 Alexander V. LeTourneau Kohler 34
#22 Jason Jon Kreidler Regal Beloit America 34
#25 James S. Giefer Kohler 33
#26 Gregory de Swarte Kohler 31
#27 Zhiyu Liu Kohler 30
#27 Robin A. Goad Kohler 30
#29 Jeffrey T. Laundre Kohler 29
#30 Lloyd Kovacs Hayssen Manufacturing 28
#31 David J. O'Connell Kohler 27
#31 David Geraint Roberts AMD 27
#33 Elise A. Sutopo Kohler 25
#34 Douglas J. Brouwer Kohler 24
#34 Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr. Kohler 24
#36 Stephen J. Bowen Kohler 23
#36 Matthew R. Wegner Kohler 23
#36 Dennis S. Shimmell Nelson Metal Products 23
#39 Peter F. Bemis Bemis Manufacturing 22
#39 Gary A. Fleischmann Kohler 22
#41 Chad J. Cochart Kohler 21
#41 Robert C. James Hayssen Manufacturing 21
#41 Jason T. Lanius Kohler 21
#44 Brandon H. Miller Kohler 20
#44 Andrew Stokes Kohler 20
#44 John Wojcik The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 20
#47 Theresa M. Mayer The Vollrath Company, L.L.C. 18
#47 Barry Anderson Bemis Manufacturing 18
#47 Eric D. Albsmeier Kohler 18
#47 Daniel R. Todd K.W. Muth Company 18

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