Ida, MI ranks #22,246 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 55 patents from 18 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ida, MI include Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group, La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Toyota. That works out to 69.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–18 of 18 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Wolfenbarger | Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group | 11 |
| 2 | Gerald G. Stotz | La-Z-Boy Incorporated | 7 |
| 3 | Derek Lane Lewis | Toyota | 5 |
| #4 | Mark A. Brieschke | Aries Engineering Company | 4 |
| #4 | Jeffrey M. Knodle | Gkn Automotive Limited | 4 |
| #6 | Cody OTT | Dana Automotive Systems Group | 3 |
| #6 | David Collins | The Coleman Company | 3 |
| #6 | Jack N. Perry | Rosco | 3 |
| #6 | Keith Allan Gere | Duro-Last | 3 |
| #10 | Kelemen C. Kelemen | — | 2 |
| #10 | Carole L. Straub | Federal-Mogul Worldwide | 2 |
| #10 | Jerome J. Kuhr | Midway Products Group | 2 |
| #13 | Ross Edward Kreger | Parker-Hannifin | 1 |
| #13 | James Worful | — | 1 |
| #13 | Morley Oerther | — | 1 |
| #13 | Bernadette Y. Palmer | Sumitomo Wiring Systems | 1 |
| #13 | R. Scott Croy | Automatic Handling International | 1 |
| #13 | Allen T. Dean | — | 1 |
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