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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Chassell, MI ranks #9,010 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 233 patents from 42 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Chassell, MI include Avegant, The Kingstar, Eastman Kodak. That works out to 266.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–42 of 42 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew John Gross Avegant 48
2 Cal G. Niemela The Kingstar 31
3 Donald O. Bigelow Eastman Kodak 25
#4 George A. Van Straten Van Straten Enterprises 20
#5 Douglas J. Hamar 10
#6 Ravindra Patankar Honeywell 9
#6 Andrew D. Williams US Air Force 9
#8 Christian Michael Muehlfeld Great Lakes Sound & Vibration 6
#8 Jonathan French The Boeing 6
#10 James D. Waineo Michigan Technological University 5
#11 Richard E. Brooks 4
#11 Nels A. Niemela Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C. 4
#11 Steven J. Bethel Brunswick 4
#11 Jerry R. Hill 4
#15 L. Bogue Sandberg Michigan Technological University 3
#15 Philip E. LaTendresse 3
#15 James M. Gillis 3
#15 Carolyn Yarina Sisu Global Health 3
#15 David F. Karnosky Michigan Technological University 3
#20 Judith A. Perlinger 2
#20 Robert L. Sajdak USDA 2
#20 Aaron H. Maki 2
#20 W. Wally Niemela Unknown 2
#20 Bernard C.-H. Sun Michigan Technological University 2
#20 Melissa L. Trombley Michigan Technological University 2
#20 Anatoli Andreev IBM 2
#20 Daniel P. Aho 2
#20 Travis M. White 2
#20 David Owen Mattson 2
#30 Ralph Hodek 1
#30 William W. Niemela Somero Enterprises 1
#30 Paul L. Hermanson 1
#30 Niel S. Somero 1
#30 Duane M. Thayer Michigan Technological University 1
#30 Timothy B. Smigowski Michigan Technological University 1
#30 Darrell W. Smith Michigan Technological University 1
#30 Lynn B. Sandberg Michigan Technological University 1
#30 Annette M. Chapel 1
#30 David R. Shonnard Michigan Technological University 1
#30 Tayloria N.G. ADAMS Michigan Technological University 1
#30 John Gershenson 1
#30 David C. Aittama 1

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