Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Flint, MI ranks #2,623 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,177 patents from 357 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Flint, MI include Dayco Ip Holdings, Steering Solutions Ip Holding, The Hartz Mountain. That works out to 14.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 357 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David E. Fletcher Dayco Ip Holdings 72
2 Joen C. Bodtker Steering Solutions Ip Holding 57
3 William D. McKay The Hartz Mountain 40
#4 Gerald E. Johnson Otis Elevator 34
#5 Ray Hicks Eastman Kodak 31
#6 Michael E. Salmon Nu-Tech & Engineering 29
#7 Paul Kikuchi Delphi Technologies 24
#7 Thomas M. Edwards Herman Miller 24
#9 Everett D. Hougen 23
#10 Brian A. Snyder Eastman Kodak 20
#11 Thomas E. Bolander General Motors 19
#12 James R. Reed Unknown 16
#12 Timothy A. DePottey Autoliv Asp 16
#14 Gamdur S. Mann General Motors 14
#15 Theodore R. Vasilow Westinghouse Electric 12
#15 Donald G. Smith Ingersoll-Rand 12
#17 Benjamin C. Benjamin Schmelzer 11
#17 Douglas C. Carlton 11
#19 Larry Coleman Elm Technologies, L.L.C. 10
#19 Macram N. Bishai Mccord Winn Textron 10
#19 Kevin Morse 10
#19 Carlos A. Valdes Delphi Technologies 10
#19 Kenneth Gocha Cooper-Standard Automotive 10
#24 Shawn A. Haring Steering Solutions Ip Holding 9
#24 Ronald L. Sweers 9
#26 Thomas Flowers 8
#26 John A. Stewart E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 8
#26 Shawky Hassan 8
#26 John H. Hogue 8
#30 Dave Fletcher Dayco Ip Holdings 7
#30 Denzel J. Dockery 7
#30 Stephen P. Sanders General Motors 7
#30 Fei Yang University Of Texas System 7
#30 Jason Bertschi Network Appliance 7
#30 Terry J. Gold Delphi Technologies 7
#30 Michael R. Pyrett Delphi Technologies 7
#30 Charles F. Morris Schlumberger Technology 7
#38 Lloyd W. Williams Katlego Systems 6
#38 Stuart J. Brown General Motors 6
#38 Stefan Paul Pototschnik Ford 6
#38 Robert Farrar Delphi Technologies 6
#38 Rodney L. Clay Katlego Systems 6
#38 Valdemar L. Washington 6
#38 Lisa Marie Unuvar General Motors 6
#38 David Friesorger Termax 6
#46 Anthony E. Cubr General Motors 5
#46 Hui Teng Gem Services 5
#46 Gordon Cook Delphi Technologies 5
#46 Donald N. Reed, Jr. 5
#46 Thomas W. Newman Delphi Technologies 5

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