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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ferndale, MI ranks #2,899 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,055 patents from 253 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ferndale, MI include Ford, Valenite, General Motors. That works out to 55.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 253 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Joshua Henry Ford 59
2 Thomas J. Bernadic Valenite 44
3 Panayiotis J. Karras General Motors 30
#4 Jacob R. SIGAL Myine Electronics 24
#5 Derek Board Ford 23
#5 Matthew S. Sanger Bradford 23
#5 Jorge Pardo National Concrete Masonry Association 23
#8 Gregory George Buczynski Illinois Tool Works 21
#9 Adam Riccobelli Ford 20
#9 Matthew Braun Rivian Ip Holdings 20
#9 Dominik Froehlich 20
#12 Christopher Welch Intier Automotive 19
#13 Eric David Vrabel Resinate Materials Group 17
#13 James Kelly Cufer Asset Ltd. L.L.C. 17
#15 Robert M. Horner Magna Exteriors 16
#16 Rachael Shey Ford 15
#17 Gurminder Bhandal Ford 14
#18 John Proietty Ford 13
#19 Michael Bastanipour Ford 12
#19 Kelley Maria Adams-Campos Ford 12
#21 Neil Wilson Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien 11
#22 James C. Malloy Kolene 10
#22 Jonathan Charles Devlin West Royal College Of Art 10
#24 Bradley Kasper General Motors 9
#24 Liam E. West Ford 9
#24 Brandon Dennis Biller Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 9
#24 Edward J. Abeska General Motors 9
#24 Jonathan Sullivan Ford 9
#24 Kenan Kurtovic Toyota 9
#24 Benjamin Jordan Curtis Ford 9
#31 Jason Choi Harman International Industries, Incorporated 8
#32 Mark Surel Chrysler Group 7
#32 George Alther Biomin Holding Gmbh 7
#32 James T. Dumas Ford 7
#32 Justin Carmen Campanaro Ford 7
#32 David Andrés Pérez Chaparro General Motors 7
#32 Quinn Chintis Whirlpool 7
#32 Nathan Kristofor Tardif Ford 7
#32 Kyle Lee Kidder GE 7
#32 Michael Orr Eaton 7
#41 Edward Jay Harnish, II Action Streamer 6
#41 Charles M. Smillie, III C. M. Smillie & 6
#41 Brodie Schultz Ford 6
#41 Colin Turner Lieberman Ford 6
#45 Gregory Scott Kolwich Ksr Industrial 5
#45 Gabriella Jacobsen Ford 5
#45 Alex Allmandinger Ford 5
#45 Lindsey Grant Ford 5
#45 Benjamin G. Wroblewski General Motors 5
#45 Bruno Carraro Magna Seating 5

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