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Sullivan, IL All Time

603 patents  ·  51 inventors  ·  136.6/1k pop.

Ranked #4,551 of 112,640 cities Top 5%

Sullivan, IL ranks #4,551 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 603 patents from 51 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Sullivan, IL include Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Caterpillar, Agri-Fab. That works out to 136.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 51 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Raymond Hauser Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 162
2 Thomas J. Langenfeld Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 95
3 Michael L. Bennett Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 70
#4 Lonnie E. Holder Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 57
#5 K. Mike McCoy — 24
#6 Nathaniel K. Harshman Caterpillar 21
#7 Matthew C. Roney Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 19
#8 Herb Poplawski Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 15
#9 Daryl Smothers Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 13
#10 Ronald Hickenbottom Agri-Fab 11
#10 Kenneth J. Rawski Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 11
#12 Thomas Kopel Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 8
#13 Neil Edwin Bowsher Agri-Fab 7
#13 Donald Rousser Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 7
#15 Michael E. Yoder HP 5
#15 Ron Sporrer Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 5
#17 Jay David Taber Agri-Fab 4
#17 Michael Houser Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 4
#17 Craig Wigness Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 4
#17 J. David Pratt Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 4
#17 Thomas P. Gavin Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 4
#17 Edward Patrick Ormiston Caterpillar 4
#17 B. Keith Harshman Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 4
#24 Jake Siudyla Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 3
#24 Adam William Wahner Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 3
#24 Willard Schlabach — 3
#24 Danney Dendy Agri-Fab 3
#24 Anthony Todd Harris Agri-Fab 3
#24 Mary Jill Trumper Caterpillar 3
#30 Hauser Raymond Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 2
#30 Donald G. Cook Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 2
#30 Kenneth Michael McCoy Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 2
#30 Gregory W. Brandt Fedders 2
#30 Kevin R. Crosier — 2
#35 Juan Pedro Roberto A. Ooink Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 1
#35 Jill Trumper Caterpillar 1
#35 Stephen Hower — 1
#35 Tyler D. Cruit — 1
#35 Tyler J. Hermann Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 1
#35 Ryan Allen Carrington Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 1
#35 Herb M. Poplawsli Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 1
#35 Maynard E. Reedy — 1
#35 Mark VandenBrink — 1
#35 James F. Standerfer R. R. Donnelley & Sons 1
#35 Nathan Harshman — 1
#35 Kimberly H. Nielson — 1
#35 Lloyd L. Hudson — 1
#35 Richard W. Kruckeberg — 1
#35 Juan Pedro Roberto A. Oolnk Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 1
#35 Mark A. Trumper Grain Systems 1

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