Grosse Pointe, MI ranks #2,416 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 49 patents from 19 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grosse Pointe, MI include Ford, General Motors, Xylon. That works out to 8.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John C. Caswell | Ford | 19 |
| 2 | Alan L. Browne | General Motors | 9 |
| 3 | Gerald J. Jerry | Xylon | 2 |
| 3 | Joseph Lanzotti | Sumitomo Wiring Systems | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Thomas Kramer | Ford | 2 |
| 3 | Todd Willing | Ford | 2 |
| #7 | Q. Ping Dou | University Of South Florida | 1 |
| #7 | Jennifer J. Bontomasi | — | 1 |
| #7 | Karl R. Tech | Gkn Driveline North America | 1 |
| #7 | Roberto Romero | Wayne State University | 1 |
| #7 | Douglas W. Schumann | General Motors | 1 |
| #7 | Gary Monteiro | Lifecell | 1 |
| #7 | Ryan McClellan | Visualimits | 1 |
| #7 | Donald John Smolenski | General Motors | 1 |
| #7 | Tricia E. Morrow | General Motors | 1 |
| #7 | David Dixon | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | 1 |
| #7 | James Parsons Sullivan | Ford | 1 |
| #7 | Michael D. Klein | Wayne State University | 1 |
| #7 | Craig W. White | Automotive Systems Laboratory | 1 |
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