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Brighton, MI All Time

3,763 patents  ·  809 inventors  ·  505.4/1k pop.

Ranked #883 of 112,640 cities Top 1%

Brighton, MI ranks #883 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,763 patents from 809 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brighton, MI include Guardian Industries, Toyota, Lear. That works out to 505.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 809 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Willem den Boer Guardian Industries 160
2 Scott L. Frederick Toyota 98
3 John Nantz Lear 72
#4 Raymond J. Haka General Motors 62
#5 Richard Howard Ford 61
#6 Mark G. Voss Modine Manufacturing 57
#7 Leonard Cech Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition 48
#8 Kenneth J. Buslepp General Motors 44
#9 Ronald J. Lewarchik Morton International 39
#10 David R. Hartman Nsk Americas 36
#10 John R. Selina Letica 36
#10 Todd DePue Lear 36
#13 Christopher Wybo Innovative Surgical Solutions 35
#14 Marvin L. Green Basf Se 34
#15 Kyle Gleason Bio-Rad Laboratories 33
#15 David M. Toth — 33
#17 Joshua R. Auden General Motors 32
#18 Michael R. Dugas Progressive Tool & Industries 31
#19 Mark T. Riefe General Motors 30
#19 Tony Gioutsos Automotive Systems Laboratory 30
#21 Daniel G. Brennan General Motors 28
#22 Mark J. Ferrel Ford 27
#23 John D. Phillips — 26
#23 Thomas E. Braford, Jr. Borgwarner 26
#25 J. Michael Gwidt General Motors 23
#25 Kurt M. Johnson General Motors 23
#27 Thomas Gielda Visteon Global Technologies 21
#27 James F. Sherman General Motors 21
#29 Norman Szalony Visteon Global Technologies 20
#29 James C. Gibbs General Motors 20
#31 Jesse M. Gwidt General Motors 19
#31 Steven J. Antilla Ford 19
#31 Yuri Anatoly Karpenko Ford 19
#31 Robert Jackson General Motors 19
#31 Edward W. Bottum Refrigeration Research 19
#36 William J. Weber Nissan North America 18
#36 Brian Woods Openpeak 18
#38 Klaus W. Hartig Guardian Industries 17
#38 Aaron Halonen Ford 17
#40 Michael Bull Alcan International Limited 16
#40 Robert Veldman Metaldyne 16
#40 Kenneth L. Foster Dow Global Technologies 16
#43 Robert H. Dietze General Motors 15
#43 John D. Fickes General Motors 15
#43 Darrell Lee Robinette General Motors 15
#43 Barbara A. Shuler General Motors 15
#43 Roger C. Barlow, Jr. General Motors 15
#43 Timothy J. Hartrey General Motors 15
#43 Michael Garver Mathread 15
#50 James L. Luttinen General Motors 14

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