Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Caledonia, MI ranks #3,305 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 909 patents from 147 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Caledonia, MI include Magna Mirrors Of America, Bissell Homecare, Prince. That works out to 560.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 147 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Keith D. Foote Magna Mirrors Of America 100
2 Justin Benacquisto Bissell Homecare 58
3 Michael J. Suman Prince 48
#4 David J. Battey Steelcase 46
#5 Mark T. Slager Steelcase 39
#6 Shawn J. Feenstra Viking Group 33
#7 Donald S. Rawlings Magna Mirrors Of America 30
#8 Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth GE 29
#8 Eric M. Lannes Bradford White 29
#10 Roy W. Kuennen Access Business Group International 28
#11 David I. Driscoll Gentex 24
#12 Ryan L. Goosen Bard Peripheral Vascular 22
#13 Terry D. West Steelcase 18
#14 Vernon R. Nise Magna Electronics 13
#14 Joseph Iacovoni Steelcase 13
#16 Karlis Vecziedins Access Business Group International 12
#16 David Walters Lacks Enterprises 12
#18 Kenneth J. Orr Leviton Manufacturing Co. 10
#18 John D. Kooiker Advance Cover 10
#20 Ronald L. Whitwam Steelcase 9
#21 Paul Nikandrou Lacks Enterprises 8
#22 Christopher B. Case Gentex 7
#22 Robert Sorum Hadley Products 7
#22 Perin E. Truax Brunswick 7
#22 Eric P. Mulder Tpi 7
#22 Michael K. DeJonge GE 7
#27 Michael D. Kozal Pridgeon & Clay 6
#27 Randall C. Harkema Diesel Technology 6
#27 David K. McCauley Eastman Kodak 6
#27 Michael Skibinski Steelcase 6
#27 Lee M. Terpstra Spec International 6
#27 Lewis D. Good Unknown 6
#27 Sorin Gavriliuc Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 6
#27 Drew Downer Laitram, L.L.C. 6
#35 Troy A. Flodin Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake 5
#35 Elias Amash Charles Amash Imports 5
#35 Jeffrey A. Bileth 5
#35 Louis G. Cares Pl Co. 5
#35 Mike McLeod Fina Technology 5
#35 William Alexander McCurdy 5
#35 Carolyn M. Varellas-Olree Steelcase 5
#35 Ronald J. Ranalli Ford 5
#35 Bryan Adam Theriault GE 5
#35 LaVerne D. Smith Outboard Marine 5
#35 R. Jack Munsey Ctec 5
#46 Kevin G. King Access Business Group International 4
#46 Scott Leenstra Haworth 4
#46 Lawrence William Stimac GE 4
#46 Don S. Rawlings Magna Mirrors Of America 4
#46 Brian Herrema Adac Plastics 4

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