Franklin, MI ranks #3,702 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 31 patents from 12 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Franklin, MI include General Motors, Corning Incorporated, Kaiser Optical Systems. That works out to 9.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–12 of 12 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Zhao | General Motors | 9 |
| 2 | Farzad Samie | General Motors | 7 |
| 3 | Chandan Kumar Saha | Corning Incorporated | 4 |
| #4 | Harry Owen | Kaiser Optical Systems | 2 |
| #4 | Teck-Mun Soo | K2M | 2 |
| #6 | Paul Ewing | Mott'S Llp | 1 |
| #6 | Mallory Alyse Richard | — | 1 |
| #6 | Todd Allen Brown | Ford | 1 |
| #6 | Matthew M. Tatarian | — | 1 |
| #6 | Richard A. Teague | American Motors | 1 |
| #6 | Cian John Francis Brogan | Faraday & Future | 1 |
| #6 | William David Guarino | Ford | 1 |
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