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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Westmont, IL ranks #2,752 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,116 patents from 290 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Westmont, IL include Masonite, Illinois Tool Works, Chicago Mercantile Exchange. That works out to 45.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 290 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Patrick C. Ege Masonite 59
2 Leslie S. Marco Illinois Tool Works 46
3 John Labuszewski Chicago Mercantile Exchange 42
#4 Dale A. Michaels Chicago Mercantile Exchange 38
#5 David A. Peterson Cincinnatti Milacron 31
#6 Brendan F. Doorhy Panduit 29
#7 Yan Li Apple 22
#7 Terence Michael Lydon Moshun 22
#7 James David Seaton Electro-Motive Diesel 22
#10 Theresa M. Pommier Ncr 21
#11 Bruce E. Dunne Tellabs Operations 17
#11 Daniel Payne Cnh Industrial America 17
#13 Bon B. Sledzinski Panduit 16
#14 Takaaki Otagawa Sri International 15
#14 Albert Chin-Tang Wey Amphenol 15
#16 Arthur Jeremy Kropf Apple 13
#17 Jiangang Sun The University Of Chicago 12
#17 Satya Kamineni Constar International 12
#19 Paul M. Paluch Case Gmbh 11
#20 Monte Lee DeKam Cnh Industrial America 10
#20 Rebecca S. Busch Innolith Technology Ag 10
#20 Joseph J. Cacciatore Harper-Wyman 10
#20 Phillip Duane Dix Cnh Industrial America 10
#24 Chi Cheung Su Uchicago Argonne 9
#24 Jeffrey Camacho Bunquin Uchicago Argonne 9
#24 Susan Yanqing Xu Motorola Mobility 9
#24 Narayan Das Coral Chemical 9
#24 Richard A. Abbott Helene Curtis 9
#29 Stephen M. Blackman Federal Paper Board Co. 8
#29 Jeffery A. Williams Proxima Therapeutics 8
#29 Ronald J. Christensen Dubois Chemicals 8
#29 Michael Troy Westinghouse Electric 8
#33 Charles M. Copper Wm. Wrigley Jr. 7
#33 Mary Chin AT&T 7
#33 Andre C. Smith Sonoco Development 7
#33 Steven Valentor Duracraft 7
#33 Egidijus Bizys Wm. Wrigley Jr. 7
#33 Edward F. Lewandowski US Dept of Energy 7
#39 Gustavus H. Zimmerman, III AT&T 6
#39 Darsh T. Wasan Illinois Institute Of Technology 6
#39 James G. Kokenes Dicke Tool 6
#39 Mark Rosland 6
#39 Gregory J. Dicosola Envirokure 6
#39 Shiu-Chung Jon Viskase Companies 6
#39 Vincent A. Gioia Ohio Steel Industries 6
#39 Jerry D. Folkens Vibro/Dynamics 6
#47 Shem-Mong Chou Goss Graphic Systems Limited 5
#47 David Godbout Sanford 5
#47 Joseph Zmich Uop 5
#47 Skip M. Plonka Unknown 5

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