Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Big Rapids, MI ranks #2,065 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,553 patents from 351 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Big Rapids, MI include General Motors, Gates, Monsanto Technology. That works out to 201.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 351 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lloyd Walker Rogers, Jr. General Motors 85
2 Dean Schneider Gates 60
3 L. John Frederickson Monsanto Technology 58
#4 Nicholas Vardis Fca Us Llc. 47
#5 Charles E. Steffens, Jr. Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 44
#6 Thomas Hubert Van Steenkiste Delphi Technologies 28
#7 Bruce E. Dale Michigan State University 27
#8 Kevin B. Rober General Motors 26
#9 John R. Bradley General Motors 25
#10 Brian K. Holland RTX (Raytheon) 24
#10 Jamie A. Mleczko Magna Electronics 24
#10 James A. Gavagan Irvin Industries 24
#13 Peter Strom Nartron 23
#14 Glenn E. Clever General Motors 22
#15 Jeremy Rolfs Fca Us Llc. 21
#15 Bruce R. Hill Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 21
#17 Robert J. Scheuerman General Motors 20
#18 John H. Hull Aquablok 19
#19 George Sachs AbbVie 18
#20 Michael S. Sullivan The Gillette Company 16
#20 Arthur Holland Ovonic Battery Company 16
#20 Ryan A. Floyd Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 16
#23 Joseph P. Fannon General Motors 15
#23 Leo IOPPOLO Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft 15
#25 Craig Wieland Unknown 14
#25 Robert A. Ottaviani General Motors 14
#27 Daniel W. Gorkiewicz Delphi Technologies 13
#27 Jack J. Ritchie The Budd 13
#29 Duane D. Kruger Delphi Technologies 12
#30 John Stallmann Schaeffler 11
#30 Edgar H. Schlaps Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 11
#30 Leonard D. Rezmer The Game Tracker 11
#30 Brian Fuller Delphi Technologies 11
#30 Gary R. Wilkes Tenneco Protective Packaging 11
#30 John W. Wiers 11
#36 Kenneth A. Strom General Motors 10
#36 David G Speth Daimlerchrysler Ag 10
#38 Lawrence J. Verellen Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 9
#38 Steven L. Lambert Ford 9
#40 John C. Bierlein General Motors 8
#40 Karl Andrew Sime General Motors 8
#40 Gordon L. Tierney General Motors 8
#40 Krzysztof Wroblewski Lear 8
#40 Brian L. Wright Board Of Trustees Operating Michigan State University 8
#45 Jeffrey P. Schmelzer 7
#45 Jon Ibs Fargo Electronics 7
#45 Leif H. Chapman General Motors 7
#45 Richard W. Morgan Tk Holdings 7
#45 Harold W. Parslow, Jr. Grapar 7
#45 Edward W. Czarnecki Daimlerchrysler Ag 7

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