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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Escanaba, MI ranks #14,395 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 113 patents from 35 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Escanaba, MI include Hjr Equipment Rental, Whirlpool, Sno-Way International. That works out to 9.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–35 of 35 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Harold F. Ross Hjr Equipment Rental 26
2 Jamie T. Weinert Whirlpool 12
3 William F. Menze Sno-Way International 8
#4 Clyde T. Johnson Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems 7
#5 Chad Strombeck Supertanks 5
#5 Ronald D. Chouinard 5
#7 Otto Lind Tibco Software 4
#7 Philip George Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs Kg 4
#9 Donald E. Fehrenbach 3
#9 Jeffrey J. Lancour 3
#11 Brian K. Bosk Unknown 2
#11 Brian K. Larche Engineered Machined Products 2
#11 Steven Chapekis Ford 2
#11 Edward C. Olsen 2
#11 Darrell G. Knoch 2
#11 John Kloet 2
#11 Jeff J. Lancour 2
#11 Kenneth O. West, Jr. The Mead 2
#11 Timothy J. Kobasic 2
#11 Donald L. Casperson 2
#11 Jason M. Cousineau Emp Advanced Development 2
#22 Joel A. Clishe Tyco Fire Products Lp 1
#22 James Charles DeStefano, Jr. 1
#22 Jason Charles Keast 1
#22 Lynda Reese 1
#22 Ward L. Stiemert 1
#22 Randall G. Ross The Boc Group Limited 1
#22 Richard A. Kobasic 1
#22 Michael L. Marenger 1
#22 Gene Coleman 1
#22 William Meirs 1
#22 Alonzo Andrew Barker, deceased 1
#22 Edward J. LeMay 1
#22 Kevin Connolly The Mead 1
#22 Travis Godfrey 1

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