Franklin, MI ranks #3,903 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 27 patents from 16 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Franklin, MI include General Motors, Ford, Mott'S Llp. That works out to 8.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–16 of 16 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul G. Otanez | General Motors | 7 |
| 2 | Farzad Samie | General Motors | 4 |
| 3 | Jacob M. Povirk | Ford | 2 |
| 3 | Samuel Zhao | General Motors | 2 |
| #5 | Paul Ewing | Mott'S Llp | 1 |
| #5 | Teck-Mun Soo | K2M | 1 |
| #5 | Saul S. Lee | General Motors | 1 |
| #5 | Lawrence Burns | 1 | |
| #5 | Ace Koua Kue | Ford | 1 |
| #5 | Scott A. Kliger | Jingle Networks | 1 |
| #5 | Lawrence David Burns | Allstate Insurance | 1 |
| #5 | John N. Owens | General Motors | 1 |
| #5 | Jason B. Johnson | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | 1 |
| #5 | Chandan Kumar Saha | Corning Incorporated | 1 |
| #5 | Christopher J. Twarog | General Motors | 1 |
| #5 | Lloyd D. Doigan | Delta Faucet | 1 |
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