Milan, MI ranks #2,361 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 50 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Milan, MI include Ford, Toyota, University of Michigan. That works out to 8.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Wayne Cunningham | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | Steven Anatole Frait | Ford | 8 |
| 3 | David Huelke | Ford | 7 |
| #4 | Aaron R. Steinhilb | Toyota | 4 |
| #4 | Eric Warren Curtis | Ford | 4 |
| #6 | Michael Oslizlo | — | 3 |
| #7 | Paxton S. Williams | Toyota | 2 |
| #7 | Matthew Belford | — | 2 |
| #7 | Tarek Hamouda | University of Michigan | 2 |
| #10 | William Michael Sanderson | Ford | 1 |
| #10 | Paul S. Cederna | University of Michigan | 1 |
| #10 | Mitchell W. Michaluk, III | — | 1 |
| #10 | Joshua L. Moberg | Toyota | 1 |
| #10 | Joe Schmidt | Ford | 1 |
| #10 | Kristin Goltry | Aastrom Biosciences | 1 |
| #10 | Anne M. Mitzel | Dana Automotive Systems Group | 1 |
| #10 | William P. Worzel | Widevine Technologies | 1 |
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