Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Dexter, MI ranks #1,576 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,143 patents from 334 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Dexter, MI include Imra America, Ford, Eaton. That works out to 476.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 334 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Martin E. Fermann Imra America 145
2 Dennis Craig Reed Ford 87
3 Robert P. Benjey Eaton 71
#4 Steven P. Moorman General Motors 70
#5 Brian J. Herron Drew Technologies 51
#6 Daryl R. Kipke Neuronexus Technologies 50
#7 Joseph B. Slater Kaiser Optical Systems 45
#8 Michael Hart Broadcom 44
#9 Michael Golin Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 42
#10 Mark Meinhart Ford 38
#10 Charles F. Schwender Warner-Lambert Company 38
#12 Scott Simon Ford 37
#13 Layne K. Wiggins General Motors 33
#13 Simon Read Rolls-Royce Plc 33
#15 Herbert L. Linkner, Jr. Kelsey-Hayes-Company 32
#15 Michael Edward Brewer Ford 32
#15 Scott P. Robison Toyota 32
#18 Paul Snowwhite Dsm N.V. 30
#19 Brandon R. Masterson Ford 29
#19 Gary L. Hunter Avl Powertrain Engineering 29
#21 James Stephen Miller Robert Bosch Gmbh 28
#22 Michael Drew Drew Technologies 23
#23 Fred Lawrence Ciske Cayman Chemical Company 20
#23 Richard H. Harrington College Park Industries 20
#25 Salvatore F. Nati Imra America 19
#26 Bradley G. Hochrein Ford 18
#26 Michael A. Laurenzano Clinc 18
#28 Christopher J. Plott Medtronic 17
#28 Steve Moore Cascade Maverik Lacrosse 17
#30 Frederic Ferri Fenf 14
#30 Stephen Telesco Havis 14
#32 Cameron Philip Williams Rivian Ip Holdings 13
#32 Ann Holmes Warner-Lambert Company 13
#32 Howard W. Krausman Chrysler Group 13
#32 David Mioduszewski Q.E.D. Environmental Systems 13
#32 Jesus Gedde Agc Automotive Americas R&D 13
#37 John Charles Rafferty Toyota 12
#37 Andrew Matusko Ford 12
#39 Robert M. Kennedy Vestaron 11
#39 Corey Zwegers Toyota 11
#39 Alexander Phillip McDonnell Ford 11
#42 Adam Sypniewski Deepgram 10
#42 Gary Moody Cybernet Systems 10
#42 Michael Niemiec Honeywell 10
#45 Derek Beauchamp Perfect Day 9
#45 Stefan Larson Clinc 9
#45 Dustin Williams Scanoptix 9
#45 Warren A. Rice Natural Energy Systems 9
#49 Brian A. Kunkel Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 8
#49 Neil M. Cole Nustep 8

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