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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Coldwater, MI ranks #4,930 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 543 patents from 144 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Coldwater, MI include Unisys, Energy Conversion Devices, Eaton. That works out to 39.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 144 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Johan P. Bakker Unisys 52
2 Joachim Doehler Energy Conversion Devices 27
3 Daniel P. Fisher Eaton 26
#4 John F. Sovis Royal Appliance Mfg. 25
#5 Willard E. Crotty, III Crotty 22
#5 Charles E. Davis C & F Industries 22
#7 Jeffrey L. Cornell Progressive Dynamics 16
#7 Richard J. Bartow Stryker 16
#9 Marcia Albright Amgen 15
#10 Jack P. Koski General Motors 11
#11 Mark Austin Amgen 9
#11 John J. Bair Eaton 9
#13 Bohdan Kazewych General Motors 8
#13 Richard A. Fagerlie Mac Valves 8
#13 Scott D. Ohm H.C. Starck Solutions Euclid 8
#13 Mark Tom Crotty 8
#17 Thomas J. Mack Webasto Sunroofs 7
#17 Michael A. Olszewski Reliability Concepts 7
#17 David Meendering H.C. Starck 7
#17 Brett Drake Crotty 7
#17 Stanley J. Hinkle Detroit Diesel 7
#22 Finn Bergishagen American Maize Technology 6
#22 Dolph D. Wright General Motors 6
#24 Kevin D. McVicker Hexcel 5
#24 Joseph F. Goulart Chrysler Group 5
#24 Charles Chenoweth Guardian Fiberglass 5
#24 Matthew Starks Eaton 5
#24 Ann Eldridge Smithkline Beecham Limited 5
#29 Joseph S. Clancy Sash Controls 4
#29 Mark Hoffman General Motors 4
#29 Chris Newman Oracle 4
#29 Joseph J. Melotik Ford 4
#29 Keigo Shimura 4
#29 Ralph A. Youngdale Chrysler Group 4
#29 Eric Metheny Eaton 4
#29 Jean Anderson Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 4
#29 Scott S. Hendrie Georg Fischer Disa A/S 4
#38 Ralph F. Mantela General Motors 3
#38 Fredrich W. Grahl 3
#38 Steven GROHOLSKI 3
#38 Aaron Cummings IBM 3
#38 Dave Stevens Eaton 3
#38 Patrick M. Cadaret 3
#38 George T. Stegeman General Motors 3
#38 Wayne A. Damitz Unknown 3
#38 Joel S. Fenley 3
#38 Harold L. Sharp General Motors 3
#38 Laura Marion Valeo Systemes Thermiques 3
#49 Lois J. Walker 2
#49 Henry Orlowski Kuhlman 2

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