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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Varna, IL ranks #25,304 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 44 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Varna, IL include Caterpillar. That works out to 117.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lee M. Hogan Caterpillar 26
2 Benjamin R. Tower Caterpillar 10
3 Steven Robert Beach 4
#4 James T. Shanklin Caterpillar 1
#4 Dwight E. Aussieker Caterpillar 1
#4 Derek Paul Grove Caterpillar 1
#4 David R. Berta Caterpillar 1

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