Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Dexter, MI ranks #1,264 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 105 patents from 58 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dexter, MI include Avl Powertrain Engineering, Broadcom, Ford. That works out to 23.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 58 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gary L. Hunter Avl Powertrain Engineering 8
2 Michael Hart Broadcom 4
2 Dennis Craig Reed Ford 4
2 Scott P. Robison Toyota 4
2 Martin E. Fermann Imra America 4
2 Brian J. Herron Drew Technologies 4
2 Layne K. Wiggins General Motors 4
#8 Daryl R. Kipke Neuronexus Technologies 3
#8 Robert P. Benjey Eaton 3
#8 Michael Drew Drew Technologies 3
#8 David Mioduszewski Q.E.D. Environmental Systems 3
#8 Steven P. Moorman General Motors 3
#8 Mark Meinhart Ford 3
#8 Michael Golin Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 3
#15 Rachael Batcheler Kasper Unknown 2
#15 Jason France Benchmade Knife Co. 2
#15 Michael Edward Brewer Ford 2
#15 Scott Simon Ford 2
#15 Stephen Kowalchik Rebo Lighting & Electronics 2
#15 Frederic Ferri Fenf 2
#15 Christopher J. Plott Medtronic 2
#15 Brian A. Kunkel Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 2
#23 Thomas A. Grissom Borgwarner 1
#23 Nathan Ernst Adaptive Materials 1
#23 Brandon R. Masterson Ford 1
#23 Timothy Schultz Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#23 Steven Meisner Ford 1
#23 Richard A. Kulas Chrysler Group 1
#23 Paul James Novak Ford 1
#23 Manjola Mancka Pacific Industrial Development 1
#23 Predrag Lazic 1
#23 Corey Zwegers Toyota 1
#23 Jonathan A. Baron Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited 1
#23 Stephen Warren Hunt, III University of Michigan 1
#23 Joseph B. Slater Kaiser Optical Systems 1
#23 Simon Read Rolls-Royce Plc 1
#23 Derek Beauchamp Perfect Day 1
#23 Greg Osberg 1
#23 Michael A. Laurenzano Clinc 1
#23 Leon Cribbins General Motors 1
#23 Harm Derksen University of Michigan 1
#23 Alexander Phillip McDonnell Ford 1
#23 David Spuller Ford 1
#23 Stephen Telesco Havis 1
#23 Steve Telesco Havis 1
#23 Colin Yager Ford 1
#23 Gerardo Lucena Ford 1
#23 Chris Mackey 1
#23 Thomas Huettner Enginetics 1
#23 Kim Wilkinson Srg Global 1

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