Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Tremont, IL ranks #3,974 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 723 patents from 70 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Tremont, IL include Precision Planting, Caterpillar, Climate. That works out to 317.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 70 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Derek A. Sauder Precision Planting 92
2 Eric T. Sinn Caterpillar 84
2 Dale Koch Precision Planting 84
#4 Jason Jura Caterpillar 58
#5 Chad E. Plattner Precision Planting 36
#6 Kevin L. Steiner Caterpillar 35
#6 Gregg A. Sauder Precision Planting 35
#8 Phil Baurer Climate 32
#9 Ben Schlipf Precision Planting 24
#9 Timothy Sauder Climate 24
#11 Adam Vaccari Precision Planting 15
#11 Paul Wildermuth Precision Planting 15
#13 Timothy Schaefer 12
#14 Tim Sauder Precision Planting 11
#15 Jakob Stuber Climate 9
#15 Tim Schaefer Precision Planting 9
#17 Steven D. Monday Climate 7
#18 Jesse Kaiser 360 Yield Center 6
#18 Timothy R. Baer K-Tron Technologies 6
#18 Thomas D. Brewer Caterpillar 6
#18 Scott M. Wirtjes State Farm 6
#18 Luke Stuber Precision Planting 6
#18 Rachel Nelson Precision Planting 6
#18 Barbara Schweigert Monsanto Technology 6
#18 Richard Petroski Precision Planting 6
#26 William Frank Precision Planting 5
#26 Steven C. Sinn 5
#26 Tyler Ritland 360 Yield Center 5
#26 Richard F. Shults Caterpillar 5
#26 Riley Litwiller Precision Planting 5
#31 Dexter Travis Precision Planting 4
#31 Kenneth R. Dill Precision Planting 4
#33 Dana Carroll University Of Utah 3
#33 Michael Curtis Herr Caterpillar 3
#33 William E. Little Case Gmbh 3
#33 Dennis C. Pond Caterpillar 3
#33 Keith E. Koch Caterpillar 3
#33 Hayden Splechter Precision Planting 3
#39 John Curtis Simkins Caterpillar 2
#39 Lucas J. Helton 360 Yield Center 2
#39 Voris Feather 2
#39 Kenneth P. Sauder Precision Planting 2
#39 Deidre Smallwood Caterpillar 2
#39 Brady M. Holst 360 Yield Center 2
#39 Clark C. Schweigert Caterpillar 2
#39 Michael Steven Koch Caterpillar 2
#39 Marlon S. McDonald Sap Ag 2
#39 Jeremy Allen Gibbs Caterpillar 2
#49 Dale L. Lindenfelser Caterpillar 1
#49 Alphia L. Hohulin Keystone Consolidated Industries 1

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