Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Waunakee, WI ranks #3,960 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 727 patents from 150 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Waunakee, WI include Promega, Ultratec, WARF. That works out to 48.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 150 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mary Hall Promega 55
1 Troy Vitek Ultratec 55
3 William L. Murphy WARF 47
#4 Su-Chun Zhang WARF 23
#5 Daniel R. Feldmeier Kraft Foods Group Brands 20
#6 Don Vaughan Clack 18
#7 Anderson Bortoletto Whirlpool 17
#8 Colin R. Clerkin Wolf Appliance 16
#8 Scott Adler Roto Zip Tool 16
#10 Glenn Polinsky Unknown 15
#10 Bruce Sherf Atherosys 15
#12 Andrew J. Roszkowski Energizer Brands 14
#13 Muluken Tilahun Kraft Foods Group Brands 13
#14 Wen Bo Wang Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics 12
#14 Stephen Paul Wilcox Azuro (Uk) Limited 12
#16 Larry G. Larson Babson Bros. 10
#17 Daniel B. Wilke 9
#17 Vecheslav A. Elagin Third Wave Technologies 9
#17 Marjorie Faust Abs Global 9
#17 Andrew Kenneth Dorscheid Milwaukee Electric Tool 9
#17 Daryl W. Shackelford Alkar-Rapidpak 9
#22 Rolf W. Reisgies Alfa Laval Agri 8
#23 Robert Radwin WARF 7
#23 Charles R. Valliere Bone Care International 7
#23 Christopher James Gammon Adobe 7
#23 Yanxin Star Gao Dow Agrosciences 7
#23 Patrick Sharpe Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Ip Unlimited 7
#23 Keith R. Nelson Schlumberger Technology 7
#29 Timothy T. Watson Kraft Foods Holdings 6
#29 Michael E. Cahill Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics 6
#29 Justin Greer Brightcove 6
#29 Michael H. Haskins Intercontinental Great Brands 6
#29 Darrell J. Kutchmarek Springs Window Fashions 6
#29 Zhi-Ming Ding Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals 6
#29 Zachary Holcomb Ani Pharmaceuticals 6
#29 Benjamin Maier Westinghouse Electric 6
#29 William Dinauer Lasx Industries 6
#38 Timothy J. Stachoviak Johnson Manufacturing 5
#38 Devin Coyle Penda 5
#38 James D. Siddell Group14 Technologies 5
#38 Jeff Betthauser Abs Global 5
#42 Randy W. Hurlebaus Sub-Zero Group 4
#42 Eric G. Rasmussen Electronic Theatre Controls 4
#42 Edward Mancilla Amerimas Home Products 4
#42 Joao Reboucas Dorea WARF 4
#42 Karen Shrider Baer Fiskars Brands 4
#42 Scott I. Biba Stryker 4
#42 Daniel Bormann Epic Systems Co. 4
#42 Melinda L. Verdone 4
#42 Brad Swanson Cellular Dynamics International 4

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