Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Fraser, MI ranks #3,777 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 773 patents from 160 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Fraser, MI include General Motors, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, Ford. That works out to 52.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 160 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas A. Seder General Motors 180
2 Richard Hammar General Motors 43
3 Andrew H. Dervan E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 42
#4 Kevin VanNieulande Ford 28
#5 Steven R. Jenkins Dow Global Technologies 21
#6 Mohamed A. Layouni General Motors 20
#7 Leland F. Blatt Unknown 17
#8 Kevin L. Perry General Motors 16
#9 Christopher J. Ryan Fisher & Company, Incorporated 14
#10 Klaus F. Ocker Bendix-Atlantic Inflator 12
#10 Thomas Francis National Semiconductor 12
#12 Thomas Grzybowski Tk Holdings 11
#13 Robert N. Maley Ig Creative Solutions 10
#13 Paul Schooler 10
#13 Steven W. Maurer Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 10
#13 Ryan Gergely General Motors 10
#17 Thomas B. Blake General Motors 9
#18 Michael G. Froude Jvis-Usa 8
#18 David L. Wrobleski Automotive Products, Plc 8
#18 Michael Scott Duco Lear 8
#21 Frank G. Pirrallo General Motors 7
#21 Joseph James Gallo Ford 7
#21 Edwin J. Oakey 7
#21 Ronald Huber Infineon Technologies Ag 7
#21 Timothy P. Granger Nbn Innovations 7
#21 Steven J. Simmons Micron 7
#21 Remie P. Durand Chrysler Motors 7
#28 Juhan Telmet Lectron Products 6
#28 James G. Polubinski Arvinmeritor Technology 6
#28 Kevin Gallagher The General Hospital 6
#28 Robert Arwood Key Safety Systems 6
#28 Christopher John KAVANAGH Atoma International 6
#33 Robert J. Timko Zeneca Limited 5
#33 Peter J. Deir Abb Flexible Automation 5
#33 L. Douglas Blatt Unknown 5
#36 John Newbould General Motors 4
#36 Gerald A. Harris Chrysler Group 4
#36 Yuri Diakonov 4
#36 Brian Robinson Perkins Engines Company Limited 4
#40 Glen Paul Ursaki Ford 3
#40 Joseph S. Power The Valeron 3
#40 Otto J. Langmesser, Jr. General Motors 3
#40 Edward E. Compeau General Motors 3
#40 Stephen A. Dier Trw Limited 3
#40 Mark T. Traxler Saturn 3
#40 James L. Coulter General Motors 3
#40 Daniel W. McGillis 3
#40 Douglas J. Priemer Kelsey-Hayes-Company 3
#40 David J. Gardner Delphi Technologies 3
#40 Neal G. Stupera Chrysler Group 3

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