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Grosse Pointe Woods, MI All Time

1,065 patents  ·  222 inventors  ·  64.6/1k pop.

Ranked #2,873 of 112,640 cities Top 3%

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI ranks #2,873 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,065 patents from 222 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI include Ford, Unknown, Denso International America. That works out to 64.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 222 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Alan George Dry Ford 144
2 John A. Blatt Unknown 41
3 Martin Nespolo Denso International America 33
#4 Murray W. Davis Unknown 25
#5 Edward Szczepanski Denso International America 24
#6 Marc A. Mainville General Motors 22
#6 Ihab Grace Ford 22
#6 Ryan C. Sekol General Motors 22
#9 Raymond L. Henry Mediventures 21
#9 Mark S. Frye General Motors 21
#11 Glen E. Tallarek Chrysler Group 19
#11 Rodney B. Rask General Motors 19
#11 Jan F. Herbst General Motors 19
#14 Louis Hegedus W. R. Grace & 18
#15 Robert E. Roseliep Utica Enterprises 17
#16 Alexander X. Cermak General Motors 15
#17 Michael W. Putty General Motors 14
#17 Richard C. Janis General Motors 14
#19 Kenneth R. Butts General Motors 13
#19 Kenneth V. Honn Wayne State University 13
#21 L. John Ozark Chrysler Group 11
#21 Jim Kerin Ti Group Automotive Systems 11
#23 Joseph M. Higgins Blockit & Lockit Systems 9
#23 David Toutant Robert Bosch Gmbh 9
#23 Peter Robert McCulloch Lear 9
#23 Thomas C. Slanec Chrysler Group 9
#23 David Cameron Baker Hughes Holdings 9
#23 Thad Scott Weatherford/Lamb 9
#29 Kenneth R. Booker General Motors 8
#29 Gerald F. Marshall Energy Conversion Devices 8
#29 Frederick A. Hekman Autocam 8
#29 Douglas M. Stander Chrysler Group 8
#33 Dean Lenane Fisher & Company, Incorporated 7
#33 John J. Berndtson Saturn 7
#33 Thomas J. Curcuri Dominion Tool & Die Company 7
#33 Gary F. George — 7
#33 Edward O'Malley Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 7
#33 Gregory J. Dykstra Chrysler Group 7
#39 Warwick J. Smith Ford 6
#39 Chieh-Kai Chang LG 6
#39 Mark Higgins Ideal Industries 6
#39 Matthew R. Waldner General Motors 6
#39 David R. Clark General Motors 6
#44 James J. Kerin, Jr. Martinrea Industries 5
#44 Steven R. Greening Lionel 5
#44 Patrick J. Carlsen Lear 5
#44 Robert E. Strange Jancy Engineering 5
#44 Dugald Cameron Chrysler Motors 5
#44 Megan Romelfanger Ford 5
#44 Henry F. Blind Ford 5

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