Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Grandville, MI ranks #3,427 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 868 patents from 219 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grandville, MI include Healthtrio, Access Business Group International, Illinois Tool Works. That works out to 54.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 219 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 John C. Peterson Healthtrio 47
2 Bradley J. Pippel Access Business Group International 36
3 John F. Aldrich Illinois Tool Works 32
3 David A. Allen Huffy 32
#5 Mike Nipke Vendor Development Group 26
#6 Kyle A. DeKorver Dow Agrosciences 25
#6 Christopher Michael Colyn Certainteed 25
#8 Mark Steven Pettinga Flexible Steel Lacing 22
#9 Charles P. Keip Liberty Industries 21
#10 Gerald A. Brouwer Rapistan Systems Advertising 20
#11 James R. Honeycutt, Jr. Laitram, L.L.C. 19
#11 James E. Doyle Suspa Gmbh 19
#13 David Jon Warmenhoven Belwith Products 17
#14 Gerald N. Vander Till Unknown 13
#15 Tim Fookes Haworth 12
#16 Daniel J. Bostwick Gentex 11
#16 Jason R. Mulder Innotec 11
#18 John F. Aldrich Millerknoll 10
#18 Andrew Keith Hector Herman Miller 10
#20 Eric P. Fracassi Wolverine Outdoors 9
#20 Luke A. Bomers Gentex 9
#20 Robert A. Yonkers Bissell 9
#20 Ronald R. Hodges Steelcase 9
#20 Brian H. Root Steelcase 9
#25 Kenneth W. Hozeski Steelcase 8
#25 Brian L. Scholten Steelcase 8
#27 Mark W. Pierce Gentex 7
#27 Douglas S. Baas Shape 7
#27 Hendrik Kleyn Kleyn Die Engravers 7
#27 Theodore A. McIntyre Standard Lifters 7
#27 Robert C. Timmer Diesel Technology 7
#27 William H. Frederick Black & Decker 7
#33 Alfred A. Shihata Unknown 6
#33 James E. Abraham Steelcase 6
#33 Albert C. Stone Delphi Technologies 6
#33 Christian Boes X-Rite Incorporated 6
#37 Michael L. Mercier Steelcase 5
#37 Matthew A. Steenwyk Dematic 5
#37 Bernard Herrold, III American Seating 5
#37 Thomas J. Boes X-Rite Incorporated 5
#37 Wayne M. Jordan Gentex 5
#37 Matthew R. Haller Unknown 5
#37 Jon L. Hulsebus K-Line Industries 5
#44 Paul T. Dege Oliver Products 4
#44 Alan G. Greene Johnson Controls Technology 4
#44 Daniel J. Bostwick Pridgeon & Clay 4
#44 Kenneth Daniel Sherburn Johnson Controls Technology 4
#44 Douglas M. Thole Haworth 4
#44 Steven C. Gortsema Steelcase Development 4
#44 David J. Luzenske Steelcase 4

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