Carleton, MI ranks #6,415 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 15 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Carleton, MI include Ford, General Motors, Draw-Tite. That works out to 6.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Thivierge, Jr. | Ford | 3 |
| 1 | Jonathan Diedrich | Ford | 3 |
| 3 | Gerard Kapolnek | General Motors | 2 |
| #4 | Jacob S. Belinky | Draw-Tite | 1 |
| #4 | Aaron Nunn | Ford | 1 |
| #4 | Jeffrey T. Baxter | Ford | 1 |
| #4 | James Pizzimenti | Ford | 1 |
| #4 | Brian Gase | Rivian Ip Holdings | 1 |
| #4 | Daniel Aaron Zajac | Ford | 1 |
| #4 | Gregory Alan Lymburner | Lear | 1 |
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