Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Allendale, MI ranks #6,235 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 395 patents from 63 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Allendale, MI include Gentex, Magna Mirrors Of America, Parasol Medical. That works out to 14.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 63 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Bradley R. Hamlin Gentex 84
2 Eric S. Deuel Magna Mirrors Of America 43
3 Patrick E. Eddy Parasol Medical 33
#4 Joseph R. Matecki Shape 31
#5 Joshua D. Lintz Gentex 30
#6 John D. Spencer Johnson Controls Technology 16
#7 Marc Richard Spetoskey Quality Edge 9
#7 Ryan S. Brill Herman Miller 9
#9 Samuel Smith Illinois Tool Works 8
#9 Scott M. Rose Bissell Homecare 8
#11 Brian Malkowski Shape 7
#12 Kristopher R. Green Gentex 6
#13 Steven John Coates Unknown 5
#13 Steven E. Finney Irwin Seating 5
#13 Robert Lee Bosch Warner-Lambert Company 5
#13 Gary A. Brouwers 5
#13 Chad Beachum Gerber Products 5
#18 Cathy Ann Stewart Ghsp 4
#18 Timothy J. Cercone Gentex 4
#18 Daniel P. Bayer Gentex 4
#18 Steve Haeske Rain Bird 4
#22 Cody Alger Shape 3
#22 Sean M. McManus Grand Valley State University 3
#22 Michael R. Yob Trendway 3
#22 Craig Boogaard Industrial Resources Of Michigan 3
#22 Gerald Carter Emc Ip Holding Company 3
#22 Trae Carlsen 3
#22 Arthur J. Terpstra, Jr. Rapistan 3
#22 Austin N. Jacobs Vq 3
#22 Chris Kline Tramec, L.L.C. 3
#22 Philip Longstreet Berridge Herman Miller 3
#32 Matt Whalen Johnson Controls Technology 2
#32 Willard H. Nyenbrink 2
#32 Nicholas T. Moelker Motus Integrated Technologies 2
#32 Kyle A. Lindberg 2
#32 Larry Melcher Macneil Ip 2
#32 John David Bakale, Jr. 2
#32 Steve Haeske Inrad 2
#32 Tod Michael Landis 2
#40 Brent D. Miedema Ardyne Holdings, Limited 1
#40 Douglas Huesdash 1
#40 David E. Rhodea Baker Perkins 1
#40 Travis Bussell General Motors 1
#40 Rodger W. Brower 1
#40 Jerime Blackman 1
#40 Steven J. Flikkema 1
#40 Thomas Matejovitz Sara Lee 1
#40 Paul Farmwald 1
#40 Eric W. Palmbos 1
#40 Micheal VanDuinen Itc 1

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