Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wadsworth, IL ranks #4,562 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 602 patents from 71 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wadsworth, IL include King Of Fans, Outboard Marine, Aeropharm Technology. That works out to 171.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 71 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John C. Bucher King Of Fans 140
2 George Broughton Outboard Marine 56
3 Akwete L. Adjei Aeropharm Technology 47
#4 Anthony R. Haight Abbott 42
#5 Lucas Murphey Cisco 24
#6 Luke Murphey Cisco 19
#7 Darrel L. Wilhoit Viskase Companies 17
#8 Dejan Kozic Walgreen 16
#9 Geoffrey N. Holland Hospira 14
#10 Richard Wojdyla Bell And Howell 13
#11 James K. Bullock American Hospital Supply 12
#11 Andrew R. Lobo Snap-On Incorporated 12
#13 Tony Deieso Illinois Tool Works 11
#13 Loren M. Lundtveit Baxter International 11
#15 Craig A. Barrile-Josephson Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 10
#15 Shen-Youn Chang Google 10
#15 Chang H. Park Abb Vie 10
#18 Ateeq Ahmad Jina Pharmaceuticals 8
#19 Kurt H. Schild, III Global Material Technologies, Incorporated 7
#19 Dwain S. Tolbert G.D. Searle 7
#21 John A. Burnett Cafepress.Com 6
#21 Dean Chudy Golf Gifts And Gallery 6
#21 Casey Samangooie Casemed Engineering 6
#21 David L. Enlow Outboard Marine 6
#21 Moghis U. Ahmad Jina Pharmaceuticals 6
#21 Daniel Thomas Germata Gas Technology Institute 6
#27 Craig E. Mountz Ammco Tools 5
#27 Kevin Lung Moog 5
#29 Anthony Eugene Bynum Rtc Industries 4
#29 Mark I. Ostler Hospira 4
#29 Alford M. Thomas Abbott 4
#32 Adolph Kiefer Adolph Kiefer & Associates 3
#32 Frank Karrasch Baxter Travenol Laboratories 3
#32 Sandra L. Goss Abb Vie 3
#32 Michael DiPierro Anacor Pharmaceuticals 3
#32 Katherine E. Peterson Abb Vie 3
#37 Ranajit Roychoudhury Abbott 2
#37 Eugen Nisipeanu Gambro Lundia Ab 2
#37 Shelley Kiefer Adolph Kiefer & Associates 2
#37 Joseph Orgel 2
#37 Kevin C. Looby 2
#37 Moghisuddin Ahmad Jina Pharmaceuticals 2
#37 Cristina M. Fischer Abb Vie 2
#37 Mile Nikolic Insinkerator 2
#45 Rich Wojdyla Bowe Bell & Howell 1
#45 Richard Capretta Fel-Pro Incorporated 1
#45 Cassandra J. Mason 1
#45 Matthew T. Grennie Signode Industrial Group 1
#45 Dan Plata Abbott 1
#45 Ciprian Gavrincea S&C Electric 1

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