Flint, MI ranks #4,750 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 21 patents from 13 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flint, MI include Dayco Ip Holdings, General Motors, Steering Solutions Ip Holding. That works out to 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–13 of 13 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David E. Fletcher | Dayco Ip Holdings | 5 |
| 2 | Stuart J. Brown | General Motors | 3 |
| 3 | Eric C. Bidigare | — | 2 |
| 3 | Shawn A. Haring | Steering Solutions Ip Holding | 2 |
| #5 | Kelli J. Bradshaw | Steering Solutions Ip Holding | 1 |
| #5 | Kyle R. Allison | Boston University | 1 |
| #5 | Mark Andrew Tagge | — | 1 |
| #5 | Fei Yang | University Of Texas System | 1 |
| #5 | Jason Bertschi | — | 1 |
| #5 | Megan E. Mahorney | Autoliv Asp | 1 |
| #5 | Allan Ray Taylor | Fca Us Llc. | 1 |
| #5 | Michael D. Goatbe | Depuy Synthes Products | 1 |
| #5 | Dave Fletcher | Dayco Ip Holdings | 1 |
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