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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fenton, MI ranks #1,579 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,136 patents from 454 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fenton, MI include General Motors, Delphi Technologies, Donnelly. That works out to 177.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 454 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kerfegar K. Katrak General Motors 110
2 Paul A. Bauerle General Motors 88
3 Jean-Christophe Deniau 49
#4 Ashok Chandy Delphi Technologies 39
#4 David W. Taylor Donnelly 39
#6 Charles Scott Nelson Delphi Technologies 38
#7 Keith Rogman Ford 37
#7 Michael G. Nygaard Gii Acquisition 37
#9 Keith D. Weiss Exatec 33
#10 Curt D. Gilmore American Axle & Manufacturing 30
#10 Kaleb D. Walton IBM 30
#12 Jason D. Fahland General Motors 29
#12 Mark Anthony Mueller GE 29
#14 Keijo J. Huotari Magna International 27
#15 Richard C. Moore Uniroyal Chemical Company 26
#15 Frederick J. Rozario General Motors 26
#17 Christopher Jay Weingartz General Motors 25
#17 Mark D. Carr General Motors 25
#19 Richard D. Shriner Magna Electronics 24
#19 James H. Holbrook General Motors 24
#21 Rodney E. Baker General Motors 22
#22 Jon C. Miller General Motors 20
#23 Terrence P. Costigan General Motors 19
#23 Timothy M. Phillips Magna Electronics 19
#25 Daniel J. Dooling Load Lugger 18
#25 George M. Claypole General Motors 18
#25 Joseph M. Wright Contour Fabricators 18
#28 Daniel D. Carlson Trw Automotive U.S. 17
#28 James Marvin Stenz Schlage Lock Company 17
#30 Rick D. Kerr Delphi Technologies 16
#31 Gregory J. York General Motors 15
#31 Matthew O. Herhold Nlb 15
#33 Aaron P. Creguer General Motors 14
#33 Leonard Barry Griffiths General Motors 14
#35 Daniel A. Crawford Delphi Technologies 13
#36 Forrest A. Shook Nlb 12
#37 Patrick M. Flynn Micron 11
#37 Joseph S. Miskovich 11
#37 Cliff Carlson Ford 11
#37 William R. Cadman General Motors 11
#37 Scott A. Beck Carrier 11
#37 Jeanne Stuckey University of Michigan 11
#37 Scott P. Sherman General Motors 11
#37 Anthony P. Tata General Motors 11
#45 Paul D. Larsen General Motors 10
#45 D. Scott Bittinger Chrysler Group 10
#45 Raymond J. Guzowski Fanuc Robotics North America 10
#45 Matthew Tinker Caterpillar 10
#45 Eric Stephen Geib Meritor Light Vehicle Technology 10
#50 Christopher E. Blair Borgwarner 9

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