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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Three Rivers, MI ranks #693 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 195 patents from 83 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Three Rivers, MI include Whirlpool, University Of Oklahoma. That works out to 24.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 83 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Yifan Wang Whirlpool 8
2 Brian P. Janke Whirlpool 7
2 Andrew D. Litch Whirlpool 7
2 Todd J. Tunzi Whirlpool 7
#5 Leif A. Norland Whirlpool 6
#5 Christopher A. Gregory Whirlpool 6
#5 Brandon T. Mock Whirlpool 6
#5 Anant Ravindra Karanjikar Whirlpool 6
#9 Lindsey Ann Wohlgamuth Whirlpool 5
#9 Jessica R. McConnell Whirlpool 5
#9 ZhaoYi Yin Whirlpool 5
#9 Michael A. Kahwaji Whirlpool 5
#9 Alberto R. Gomes Whirlpool 5
#9 Yen-Hsi Lin Whirlpool 5
#15 Andrew M. Tenbarge Whirlpool 4
#15 Stephen D. Ostdiek Whirlpool 4
#15 Ronald L. Voglewede Whirlpool 4
#15 Kevin M. Chase Whirlpool 4
#15 David H. Chen 4
#20 Patrick John McCann University Of Oklahoma 3
#20 Ryan R. Bellinger Whirlpool 3
#20 Neomar Giacomini Whirlpool 3
#20 Christopher L. Carpenter Whirlpool 3
#20 Mark M. Senninger Whirlpool 3
#20 Ginger Elayne Patera Whirlpool 3
#20 Sachin Kadus Whirlpool 3
#20 Daniel Chow Whirlpool 3
#28 Kevin B. Ayers Whirlpool 2
#28 KIRK W. GOODWIN Whirlpool 2
#28 Mary E. Zeitler Whirlpool 2
#28 Charles R. Cravens Whirlpool 2
#28 Demetrius J. Schaaf Whirlpool 2
#28 Michael S. Richards Whirlpool 2
#28 Beth Jackson Whirlpool 2
#28 Ali R. Buendia Garcia Whirlpool 2
#28 Zachary A. Lownds Whirlpool 2
#28 Jon D. Strait Maytag 2
#28 Gordon C. Ford Leco 2
#28 Edward L. Chandler Ausco Products 2
#40 Jurgen Pannock Whirlpool 1
#40 Ajay Ram Narayana Pillai Whirlpool 1
#40 Tao Geng Whirlpool 1
#40 Michael R. Mackay Whirlpool 1
#40 Michael J. Spier Honeywell 1
#40 Alexander Halbleib Whirlpool 1
#40 Thomas L. Jueller, Jr. Whirlpool 1
#40 Donald Kenneth Bunnell 1
#40 Alexander S. Pille Whirlpool 1
#40 David Wayne Mundy Whirlpool 1
#40 Darryl C. Bodine Whirlpool 1

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