Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

West Allis, WI ranks #2,679 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,155 patents from 315 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in West Allis, WI include Milwaukee Electric Tool, Master Lock Company, Joy Global Surface Mining. That works out to 19.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 315 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kyle Harvey Milwaukee Electric Tool 84
2 Brian Cornell Milwaukee Electric Tool 57
3 Christopher J. Rohde Master Lock Company 46
#4 Matthew L. Gross Joy Global Surface Mining 30
#5 Kishore Acharya GE 26
#5 Joseph A. Inzeo Metal-Era 26
#7 Amanda M. Kachar Milwaukee Electric Tool 24
#8 Russell J. VanRens Outboard Marine 23
#8 Samuel A. Gould Milwaukee Electric Tool 23
#8 John C. Geres Quad/Graphics 23
#11 Jovan Jevtic Radom 20
#12 William J. Janutka Eaton 19
#13 Natalie A. Schraufnagel Liberty Hardware Mfg. 17
#14 Christopher Krajewski Briggs & Stratton 16
#14 Ian Zimmermann Milwaukee Electric Tool 16
#16 E. Fred Bestel Cooper Technologies 15
#17 Thomas J. Stobbs Applied Power 14
#17 Jimmie Autrey Beacham GE 14
#17 Michael Neary Promentis Pharmaceuticals 14
#20 Mark Tiegs Hein-Werner 10
#20 Trent T. Bauters Milwaukee Electric Tool 10
#20 Ervin J. Kielma Kearney & Trecker 10
#23 Paul Andrew Wilcox Oracle 9
#23 Casey M. Dembowiak Riverwest Engineering & Design 9
#23 Ragnar Gudmestad Artos Engineering 9
#23 Mark S. Lutz J & L Fiber Services 9
#27 Philip Gull 8
#28 Jeremy Fredrich B/E Aerospace 7
#28 Issa Drame Schneider Electric Usa 7
#28 Korey Johnson Hayes Brake 7
#28 Michael D. Vitrano 7
#32 Peter D. Ragen 6
#32 Richard K. Vitek Fotodyne Incorporated 6
#32 Robert D. Myers Sika Technology Ag 6
#32 Lynn M. Werkowski S. C. Johnson & Son 6
#32 Herbert R. Baker Simplicity Manufacturing 6
#32 Herbert D. Long, Jr. Harnischfeger 6
#38 George T. Prince Allis-Chalmers 5
#38 Katherine M. Ross Quintron Instrument Company 5
#38 Tony Kopp Master Lock Company 5
#38 Dara W. Frank Mcw Research Foundation 5
#38 John H. Thuerman Rexnord Gmbh 5
#38 Sullivan Dee Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#38 James P. Ihrcke Process Retail Group 5
#38 Isabel M. Lloyd Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#38 James Wanasek Kohler 5
#38 Jeff Seibold Tci Co. 5
#38 Corey K. Quinnell Husco International 5
#38 Steven Fels Copeland Industrial Lp 5
#50 Debra L. Smith Globe-Union 4

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