Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kentwood, MI ranks #2,655 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,162 patents from 319 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kentwood, MI include Magna Mirrors Of America, Robertshaw Controls, Steelcase Development. That works out to 21.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 319 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael J. Baur Magna Mirrors Of America 68
2 Daniel L. Fowler Robertshaw Controls 48
3 Glenn A. Knoblock Steelcase Development 41
#4 David H. Beck Certainteed 32
#5 Christopher J. Norman Steelcase 20
#5 Bernard J. Berg X-Rite Incorporated 20
#5 Adrian Faasse Corium International 20
#8 Bruno Conte Honda Motor Co. 19
#9 Dennis J. Kool Amway 18
#10 Joel Stanfield Steelcase Development 15
#11 Thomas A. Niezgoda Access Business Group International 14
#12 Kevin Chinavare Lacks Enterprises 13
#13 Jeffrey N. Williams Maytag 12
#14 Matthew Haverkamp Bissell 11
#15 Garry Van Houten Lacks Industries 10
#16 Robert Leroy Middleton, Jr. Middleville Tool & Die 9
#16 Joylene M. Battey Steelcase 9
#16 John V. Scimeca Access Business Group International 9
#16 William P. Vukovich General Motors 9
#16 Gregory P. Wood Delaware Capital Formation 9
#16 Alyssa Anne Robert Steelcase 9
#16 Orlando W. Stephenson, III Spec International 9
#23 Ronie George Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development 8
#23 Douglas R. Nichols GE 8
#23 Zane Hoekstra Access Business Group International 8
#23 Kendra Elizabeth Czuhajewski Belwith Products 8
#23 Frank Welch Google 8
#23 Benjamin Jon Vander Ploeg GE 8
#23 Richard John Reiffer, Jr. GE 8
#23 Thomas R. Hahn Steelcase 8
#31 Dick E. Winter Hadley Products 7
#31 Patrick E. Mulry Amway 7
#31 Edward H. Wysocki Cascade Engineering 7
#31 Lynn L. Hitchcock Display Pack 7
#31 Mark A. Eshelman Kulicke & Soffa Investments 7
#31 David VanEerden Viking Group 7
#31 Brian K. Snyder Steelcase 7
#31 Michael J. Mater X-Rite Incorporated 7
#31 Daniel E. Waugh Steelcase Development 7
#40 Paul L. Bourget Lumenflow 6
#40 Samir Mesanovic Harley-Davidson Motor Company 6
#40 Craig M. Anderson Steelcase 6
#40 Richard Van Dyk Rowe International 6
#40 Ross C. Stoepker Laser Alignment 6
#40 Kaitlyn J. Turner Access Business Group International 6
#40 Mikhail Livshits Sparton 6
#40 Bradley A. Beers Johnson Controls Technology 6
#40 William C. Sabram Autodesk 6
#40 David Price Covidien Lp 6
#40 Jeffrey W. Henegar Bfs Diversified Products 6

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