Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Freeland, MI ranks #3,186 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 948 patents from 137 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Freeland, MI include S. C. Johnson & Son, Steering Solutions Ip Holding, Dow Corning. That works out to 124.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 137 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian C. Dais S. C. Johnson & Son 106
2 Bryan L. Ackerman S. C. Johnson & Son 86
3 William D. Cymbal Steering Solutions Ip Holding 60
#4 Howard M. Bank Dow Corning 53
#5 Darrell E. Schlicker Jentek Sensors 46
#6 Scott R. Miller Nordson 27
#6 Kurt D. Olson Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 27
#8 Matthew J. Kalinowski Dow Global Technologies 25
#9 Jacob A. Caverly Steering Solutions Ip Holding 21
#10 Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra Steering Solutions Ip Holding 20
#10 David E. King Delphi Technologies 20
#10 Jason T. Rutkiewicz Steering Solutions Ip Holding 20
#13 Karen A. Boswell Delphi Technologies 19
#13 Kevin L. Nichols Eovations 19
#15 Chad V. Schuette Dow Global Technologies 17
#16 George L. Athens Dow Global Technologies 14
#17 Beth I. Gutek Dow Corning 13
#17 Barry Ketola Dow Corning 13
#19 James L. Davison General Motors 12
#20 Matthew W. Mielke Delphi Technologies 11
#21 Daniel C. Simon Steering Solutions Ip Holding 10
#21 Eugene D. Groenhof Dow Corning 10
#21 Thomas J. Parsons Dow Global Technologies 10
#21 Sergio R. Molinar Steering Solutions Ip Holding 10
#25 Alexander A. Bommarito 9
#25 Floyd E. Eschenbacher Steering Solutions Ip Holding 9
#25 Nicholas M. Messing Steering Solutions Ip Holding 9
#28 Jason S. Fisk Dow Agrosciences 8
#28 Jeffrey J. Prout Means Industries 8
#28 Joseph R. Streng Steering Solutions Ip Holding 8
#31 Patrick M. Russell 7
#32 Nicholas Compton General Motors 6
#32 Gerald K. Schalau, II Dow Corning 6
#32 Delynn Streng Steering Solutions Ip Holding 6
#35 Mark A. Frazier Bank of America 5
#35 Jeremy A. Bonkowski Steering Solutions Ip Holding 5
#35 Scott Lee Samborn 5
#35 Walter L. Garrett 5
#35 Bethanne L. Valentine S. C. Johnson & Son 5
#35 William Feriend Delphi Technologies 5
#41 Todd Graham Kanata Chemical Technologies 4
#41 Robert A. Sarsfield Delphi Technologies 4
#41 Thomas Galbraith Dow Corning 4
#41 Caleb S. Palmer Steering Solutions Ip Holding 4
#41 Eduardo Mondragon Steering Solutions Ip Holding 4
#41 Stanley J. Iseler Steering Solutions Ip Holding 4
#41 Todd Bridgewater Dow Corning 4
#41 Bethanne L. Smith 4
#41 John S. Beam Steering Solutions Ip Holding 4
#41 Myron C. Johnson Excello Co. 4

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