Walkerton, IN ranks #18,568 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 75 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Walkerton, IN include Zimmer, The Shyft Group, Depuy Synthes Products. That works out to 35.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirk Pletcher | Zimmer | 20 |
| 2 | Richard D. Eichstedt | The Shyft Group | 9 |
| 3 | Barry A. Schnieders | Depuy Synthes Products | 7 |
| #4 | Stefan J. Glen | Beckman Instruments | 5 |
| #4 | Paul L. Scribner | Audiovox Specialized Applications | 5 |
| #4 | Charles B. Bucklew | Scriptlogic | 5 |
| #7 | Michael Keiper | — | 3 |
| #7 | Michael E. Fitzgerald | — | 3 |
| #7 | Seth Schwartz | — | 3 |
| #10 | Norman Lee Hostetler | Robert Bosch Gmbh | 2 |
| #10 | Gary S. Sokol | Plyco | 2 |
| #10 | Timothy E. Freehauf | Plyco | 2 |
| #13 | Adam G. Sokol | Plyco | 1 |
| #13 | Stanley H. Borlik | — | 1 |
| #13 | Larry L. Plummer | — | 1 |
| #13 | David Hostetler | Rossborough Manufacturing Co. | 1 |
| #13 | Mark D. Wickizer | — | 1 |
| #13 | Kevin M. Jacobs | Caterpillar | 1 |
| #13 | Lloyd L. Knowlton | — | 1 |
| #13 | Kenneth Stelmaszek | — | 1 |
| #13 | David Andrew Sinn | — | 1 |
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