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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Zeeland, MI ranks #893 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 165 patents from 47 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Zeeland, MI include Walters Gardens, Gentex, Donnelly. That works out to 28.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–47 of 47 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hans A Hansen Walters Gardens 55
2 Kurtis L. Geerlings Gentex 12
3 Jason D. Hallack Gentex 9
#4 Todd R. Witkowski Gentex 6
#5 David J. Cammenga Gentex 5
#5 Rodney K. Blank Donnelly 5
#5 Karl Jager Denso 5
#8 Justin D. Keatley Saf-Holland 4
#8 Christopher R. Koetje Magna Mirrors Of America 4
#8 John Videtich Denso 4
#8 Donald L. Bareman Gentex 4
#12 Henry A. Luten Gentex 3
#12 Peter James Keyzer Herman Miller 3
#12 Mark E. Kramer Donnelly 3
#12 Daniel G. McMillan Gentex 3
#16 Mark Schoolmeester Steelcase 2
#16 David M. Bostrom Gentex 2
#16 Marc A. Smeyers Gentex 2
#16 Bart W. Fox Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. 2
#16 Mario F. Saenger Nayver Gentex 2
#16 Christopher J. Koleszar Gentex 2
#16 Cody Jay Holstege Steelcase 2
#16 Daniel W. Karadsheh Sigvaris Ag 2
#24 Alisha R. Story Cardinal Ip Holding 1
#24 Scott Donald August 1
#24 Douglas C. Papay Gentex 1
#24 James C. Breslin Kellogg 1
#24 Timothy T. Murphy Whirlpool 1
#24 Nicolas Milani Herman Miller 1
#24 Dustin Kooyers 1
#24 Randall J. Schoenborn Illinois Tool Works 1
#24 Zoltan Bakonyi Bos Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#24 Stephen A. Hamstra 1
#24 Justin P. Boetsma Bos Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#24 David L. Klamer Denso 1
#24 Randy Len Arendsen Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. 1
#24 Jared Thomas Herman Miller 1
#24 Ron Lamer 1
#24 Nathan Scott Meyer Tennant 1
#24 Bruce M. Okkema 1
#24 Lon Kloosterman 1
#24 Bret A. Hoeksema Little Caesar Enterprises 1
#24 Deke R. Pyle Woodward 1
#24 David W. Daugherty, Jr. Higher Ground 1
#24 Gary J. Dozeman Gentex 1
#24 Niels A. Olesen Gentex 1
#24 Christopher Driy Bos Gmbh & Co. Kg 1

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