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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Benton Harbor, MI ranks #2,064 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,557 patents from 238 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Benton Harbor, MI include Whirlpool, AMD, Leco. That works out to 171.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 238 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Douglas D. Leclear Whirlpool 76
2 Patrick J. Schiavone Whirlpool 44
2 Antony M. Rappette Whirlpool 44
#4 Dennis Kehl Whirlpool 42
#4 Jerry M. Visin Whirlpool 42
#6 Jim J. Pastryk Whirlpool 39
#6 Brian C. Barnes AMD 39
#8 Karen J. Querfurth Whirlpool 34
#9 Dale E. Mueller Whirlpool 33
#10 Peter M. Willis Leco 31
#11 Michael C. Lah Whirlpool 30
#11 Donald E. Janke Whirlpool 30
#13 Jonathan D. Pugh Whirlpool 26
#14 Kyle A. Walters Whirlpool 25
#15 Zhaoguang Wang AT&T 24
#16 Douglas Pohl Maytag 23
#16 Verne Myers As America 23
#18 Patrick J. Duffy Whirlpool 22
#18 Kelly E. Roche Whirlpool 22
#20 Kim Irwin McCavit Heath Consultants Incorporated 21
#21 Todd M. Jozwiak Whirlpool 19
#21 John W. Euler Whirlpool 19
#23 Joseph Snyder Whirlpool 17
#23 Daniel Lottinville Whirlpool 17
#23 Geoffrey L. Dingler Whirlpool 17
#23 Arren J. McCormick Whirlpool 17
#27 Michael P. Krau Packard Bell Nec 16
#27 Robert A. Brenner Whirlpool 16
#27 Wilbur W. Jarvis Whirlpool 16
#30 Mark B. Kovich Whirlpool 15
#30 Benjamin A. Phillips Phillips Engineering 15
#32 Yu Liu Whirlpool 14
#32 Richard W. Kruck Whirlpool 14
#34 Larry T. Bashark Whirlpool 13
#34 Joseph Allen Gregory IBM 13
#34 Eric C. Irwin Whirlpool 13
#37 Jerold M. Visin Whirlpool 12
#37 Tristan J. Vanfossen Faurecia Automotive Seating 12
#39 Edward H. Getz Whirlpool 11
#39 Victor W. Cuthbert Whirlpool 11
#39 Casey J. Tubman Whirlpool 11
#42 Victor Gerardo Caloca Whirlpool 10
#42 Eric W. MERROW Whirlpool 10
#44 David Jason Brightbill Whirlpool 9
#44 Jon D. Tromblee Whirlpool 9
#44 Paul E. Brownie Whirlpool 9
#44 John Dykhouse Whirlpool 9
#44 Wade Atkinson Whirlpool 9
#44 Akshit Markan Nikola 9
#44 Venkata S. Dirisala Whirlpool 9

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