Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Zion, IL ranks #7,622 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 296 patents from 86 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Zion, IL include Valent Biosciences, Outboard Marine, Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty. That works out to 12.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 86 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Derek D. Woolard Valent Biosciences 35
2 Chester G. DuBois Outboard Marine 26
3 Mark Whiteside Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty 20
#4 Paulette Collum Abbott 12
#5 Jason T. Brewer Abb Vie 11
#5 Peter Veiga Konnectronix 11
#5 John L. Vcelka Abbott 11
#8 Kenneth A. Albrecht Illinois Tool Works 9
#9 Mark D. Jamison S. C. Johnson & Son 8
#10 Scott A. Erickson Abbott 7
#11 Louis R. Neal Outboard Marine 6
#12 John Thomas Clark, Jr. The Boston Consulting Group 5
#12 Allan H. Smith Abbott 5
#12 Bryan Dale Van Dyke Caterpillar 5
#12 John W. Habecker Indak Manufacturing 5
#16 Jerry W. Newbrough Baxter International 4
#16 Shawn M. Mulkins Fna Group 4
#16 Paulette Johnson Abbott 4
#16 Harold L. Stocker Sign-Up 4
#16 Dietmar Wagenknecht E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 4
#21 Edmund H. DuBois Outboard Marine 3
#21 Jeffry C. Ford Illinois Tool Works 3
#21 Brian Massimo 3
#21 Daryl Mirza 3
#21 Gregory F. Okasinski Abbott 3
#21 Susan M. Clausen S. C. Johnson & Son 3
#21 Carl Piampiano 3
#28 James R. Staples Unknown 2
#28 Suzanne L. Bode Abbott 2
#28 Lem Bell Illinois Tool Works 2
#28 Steve David Figard Abbott 2
#28 E. Kim Pavlovic Abbott 2
#28 Mike A. Tanner Bombardier Motor Corporation Of America 2
#28 Erin Kim Pavlovic Abbott 2
#28 John C. Tolle Abbott 2
#28 Jeffery Herman U.S. Robotics 2
#28 Thomas A. Miceli Outboard Marine 2
#28 Robert K. Turner Outboard Marine 2
#28 C. Earl Jantzi 2
#28 Geno Mangubat Brp Us 2
#28 W. Wayne Beem Outboard Marine 2
#28 Jonathan D. Trumbull Abbott 2
#28 Robert M. Nourigat 2
#28 Gene Comerford Atlas Electric Devices 2
#28 George A. Foster, Jr. Abbott 2
#28 Brian T. Lonergan 2
#28 Jeffrey E. Herman U.S. Robotics Access 2
#48 Nassim A. Samaan 1
#48 Russell L. Nellis 1
#48 Roberto DANIEL 1

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