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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Benton Harbor, MI ranks #2,310 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 56 patents from 32 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Benton Harbor, MI include Whirlpool, As America, IBM. That works out to 6.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–32 of 32 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael C. Lah Whirlpool 6
2 Jonathan D. Pugh Whirlpool 4
2 Kyle A. Walters Whirlpool 4
#4 Dennis Kehl Whirlpool 3
#5 John Dykhouse Whirlpool 2
#5 Paul E. Brownie Whirlpool 2
#5 Seth Herndon Whirlpool 2
#5 Verne Myers As America 2
#5 Karen J. Querfurth Whirlpool 2
#5 Patrick J. Duffy Whirlpool 2
#5 Antony M. Rappette Whirlpool 2
#5 Dale E. Mueller Whirlpool 2
#5 Jerry M. Visin Whirlpool 2
#5 Ryan James Van Zoest Whirlpool 2
#5 Yu Liu Whirlpool 2
#16 Dakota E. Kosek Whirlpool 1
#16 Wade Atkinson Whirlpool 1
#16 Tracy Lynn Rock Whirlpool 1
#16 Patrick J. Schiavone Whirlpool 1
#16 David Jason Brightbill Whirlpool 1
#16 Henrik Mattfolk Whirlpool 1
#16 BLAKE CARTWRIGHT Whirlpool 1
#16 Todd M. Jozwiak Whirlpool 1
#16 Joseph Allen Gregory IBM 1
#16 Kim Irwin McCavit Heath Consultants Incorporated 1
#16 Joseph Snyder Whirlpool 1
#16 Daniel Lottinville Whirlpool 1
#16 Joseph C. O'Connor Whirlpool 1
#16 Andrea Ferrise Whirlpool 1
#16 Zhaoguang Wang AT&T 1
#16 Brent A. Rowland Whirlpool 1
#16 Marco Cammarata Whirlpool 1

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