Grand Rapids, MI All Time

9,318 patents  ·  1,824 inventors

Ranked #600 of 111,555 cities Top 1%

Showing 1–50 of 1,824 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kurt R. Heidmann Steelcase 206
2 James N. Ludwig Steelcase 178
3 Bruce M. Smith Steelcase 171
#4 Nickolaus William Charles Deevers — 116
#5 Thomas J. Newhouse Herman Miller 104
#6 John Roberts Cree 89
#7 David M. Miller Bissell 87
#7 Mark Spoelhof Steelcase 87
#9 Mark R. Roth Gentex 82
#10 Robert Scheper Steelcase 72
#11 Gary A. Kasper Bissell Homecare 71
#12 Karl J. Mead Steelcase 70
#13 Mark McKenna Steelcase 69
#14 Jeffrey A. Hall Steelcase 67
#15 Vineet Haresh Mehta Tesla 62
#15 Daniel C. George, II Comfort Research 62
#17 Mark E. Gurney Pharmacia & Upjohn Company 59
#18 Kevin L. Ash Gentex 56
#19 Desmond O'Farrell Donnelly 55
#20 John Allen Steelcase 54
#21 Timothy P. Coffield Herman Miller 51
#22 Joseph D. Ward Illinois Tool Works 47
#22 Brenton Wehrmeyer Wolverine Outdoors 47
#22 Bradley L. Busscher Gentex 47
#25 Hyun Yoo Steelcase 46
#25 Matthew Jung Comfort Research 46
#25 David M. Gresham Steelcase Development 46
#25 Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz Bissell Homecare 46
#25 Nick J. Hendriksma Delphi Technologies 46
#30 Joshua K. Schwannecke Access Business Group International 45
#30 Tom Minh Nguyen Bissell 45
#32 Matthew J. Norconk Access Business Group International 44
#33 Mingtang Zhao Donnelly 42
#33 David K. Jones Steelcase 42
#33 Howard M. Montgomery Kohler 42
#36 Shawn G. Orr Viking Group 41
#37 William F. Schacht Haworth 39
#37 Carl V. Forslund, III Steelcase 39
#39 Adam R. Heintzelman Gentex 37
#40 Alan E. Rheault Steelcase 36
#40 Hamid Najmolhoda Saturn Electronics & Engineering 36
#40 David M. Falb Gentex 36
#40 Phong Hoang Tran Bissell Homecare 36
#40 Michael E. Miles Access Business Group International 36
#40 George J. Simons, Jr. Steelcase Development 36
#46 Adam G. Carr Bissell Homecare 35
#47 Lee A. Chase Lacks Industries 33
#47 Eric Daniel Buehler GE 33
#47 Arnold B. Dammermann Steelcase Development 33
#50 Steven E. Field Bard Peripheral Vascular 32

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