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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Eastpointe, MI ranks #8,611 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 248 patents from 69 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Eastpointe, MI include Ford, General Motors, AT&T. That works out to 7.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 69 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Rodney Charles Brinker Ford 25
2 Daniel Lisi General Motors 23
3 Mark Elias AT&T 22
#4 Jeffrey A. Branch Lear Automotive Dearborn 10
#5 Fred Ciaramitaro Stahls' 9
#5 Ronald Cooper Ford 9
#7 Jeff Villemure Schaeffler 8
#7 Robert S. Kern Ford 8
#7 Jeffrey J. Belz Delta Faucet 8
#10 Tito R. Huffman General Motors 7
#11 Steven A. Rudko Eaton 6
#12 Kenneth A. York Apple 5
#12 Paula Fasulo General Motors 5
#12 George D. Melistas 5
#15 Kenneth Hagan Delaware Capital Formation 4
#15 Sally M. Yurgelevic Delphi Technologies 4
#15 Guy N. Kennerly General Motors 4
#18 Gregory Steinke Johnson Controls Technology 3
#18 Michael W. Gapski Chrysler Group 3
#18 Jeff Belz Masco Canada Limited 3
#18 Daniel F. Witting General Motors 3
#18 William Ronald Steen Leidos 3
#18 Derrick F. Scott Denso International America 3
#18 Jeremy Richard Ikerd Ford 3
#18 Jeffrey James Wood University Of Western Ontario 3
#18 Lawrence Sacharski Basf Coatings Gmbh 3
#18 Richard Salvatore Mazzella Ford 3
#18 Mark E. Laesch Chrysler Group 3
#18 Kevin C. Goldstein Borgwarner 3
#18 Ken Hagan Delaware Capital Formation 3
#31 Andrew Damiani Nissan North America 2
#31 Eric Hoisington Lear 2
#31 Randy Nasuti 2
#31 Harry P. Nouhan, JR. 2
#31 Gerald Paoletti 2
#31 Henry F. Paga 2
#31 Christopher D. Allen Dayco Products 2
#31 Raymond W. Ninness Bestop 2
#39 Malinda K. Bell 1
#39 Michael W. Nank Eaton 1
#39 Thomas R. Benevenuti Basf Se 1
#39 Danny L Laethem Chrysler Group 1
#39 Dave R. Monette Chrysler Group 1
#39 Donna Jean A Jaracz 1
#39 Elaine M. Kujawski 1
#39 James L. Daubert Knight Industries & Associates 1
#39 Karen Brosnan Faurecia Automotive Seating 1
#39 JAMES D. SAHLANEY Webasto Ag 1
#39 Scott E. Handley 1
#39 Douglas W. Holmes 1

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