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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Verona, WI ranks #1,759 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,882 patents from 297 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Verona, WI include Micron, WARF, Promega. That works out to 134.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 297 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Larry D. Kinsman Micron 233
2 Thomas R. Mackie WARF 61
3 James A. Dumesic WARF 49
#4 John Shultz Promega 45
#5 John Edward Oltman Rayovac 36
#6 Marc Longino Cellecta 31
#7 Igor I. Slukvin WARF 30
#8 Robert A. Seaton Dynamic Solutions Worldwide 27
#9 Christopher Engelke Ultratec 25
#9 James J. Cali Promega 25
#11 Sean P. Palecek WARF 22
#11 Robert Charles Mierendorf Semba Biosciences 22
#11 Cindy R. Jaggi Springs Window Fashions Division 22
#11 Aldis Darzins Promega 22
#11 Carla S. Thomas 3M 22
#11 Matthew R. Smith Delphi Technologies 22
#17 Alan Dale Halverson Microsoft 21
#18 Michel Moreau Elekta Limited 20
#18 Philip F. Hottmann Sub-Zero Group 20
#20 Jim L. Alonzo Cummins Filtration Ip 19
#20 David L. Ergun Lunar 19
#22 Erik Miller Illinois Tool Works 18
#22 David W. Everett Spectrum Brands 18
#24 Scott A. Wiener Lunar 17
#24 Rajesh Balchandran IBM 17
#24 Edward T. Gisske Milwaukee Electric Tool 17
#27 Robert F. Bulleit Promega 16
#27 Achuth Munnannur Cummins Emission Solutions 16
#27 Andrew S. Dixon Promega 16
#30 Giulio Tononi Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 15
#30 Carl Dvorak Epic Systems Co. 15
#30 Herbert E. Paaren WARF 15
#30 James Ross Walker Flexus Biosciences 15
#30 John L. Murphy Kensey Nash 15
#30 Hemanth D. Shenoi Exact Sciences 15
#36 Robert Coleman Summerdale 14
#36 Matthew Thiel Neuwave Medical 14
#36 Christopher Gary Henshue Brandbumps 14
#39 Jess Dreher Reed WARF 13
#40 Zbigniev Skrzypczynski Third Wave Technologies 12
#40 Paul Anthony Zerfas Intercontinental Great Brands 12
#42 Frank Giannantonio Live Nation Entertainment 11
#42 Ronald J. Ekern Rayovac 11
#44 Robert E. Novy Scarab Genomics 10
#44 Jeffrey A. Rech Cummins Filtration Ip 10
#44 Cheryl Ann Mocadlo Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 10
#47 Ludwig O. Simmet Minitube Of America 9
#47 Vina W. Yang USDA 9
#47 Steven D. Karlen WARF 9
#47 Glenn J. Szejna Abs Global 9

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