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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Durand, MI ranks #11,621 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 159 patents from 28 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durand, MI include Magna Electronics, Eaton, Delphi Technologies. That works out to 45.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–28 of 28 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Robert A. Devota Magna Electronics 40
2 Charles A. Detweiler Eaton 37
3 Kathryn M. McCauley Delphi Technologies 14
#4 Mitchell Hunt A. Raymond Et Cie 11
#4 Kevin R. Marks General Motors 11
#6 Craig Bowman Orbital Engine Company (Australia) Pty Limited 5
#6 Sam L. Scrivener Delphi Technologies 5
#8 Leon F. LaVene Schmelzer 4
#8 William Ellery Jones Mwa & Co. 4
#8 Kenneth Hall Whitaker & 4
#11 Michael Burton Illinois Tool Works 3
#12 Jody Embury 2
#12 James R. Factor Delphi Technologies 2
#12 Mark A. Blackburn 2
#12 Steven E. Ives General Motors 2
#16 Daniel D. Hayes Contour Fabricators 1
#16 Theodore R Hamilton Daimlerchrysler Ag 1
#16 Arthur C. Hutchinson 1
#16 Timothy Pajtas 1
#16 Garrett Vincent-Casner Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#16 Dennis A. Rainwater Schmelzer 1
#16 Jason Nierescher Centurion Medical Products 1
#16 Norbert Marcel Szweda 1
#16 James M. Schott General Motors 1
#16 William A. Pilmore 1
#16 Arnold G Warner General Motors 1
#16 Jack Swick 1
#16 Douglas L. Semke 1

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