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Linden, MI All Time

650 patents  ·  136 inventors  ·  156.9/1k pop.

Ranked #4,301 of 112,640 cities Top 4%

Linden, MI ranks #4,301 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 650 patents from 136 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Linden, MI include Lear, General Motors, Magna Electronics. That works out to 156.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 136 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 David Menzies Lear 76
2 Daniel J. Wilson General Motors 53
3 Joel S. Gibson Magna Electronics 47
#4 Douglas C. Ball Hauserman 36
#5 Steven A. Mitchell — 25
#6 Michael Sack Bedford Systems 23
#7 Richard A. Weaver Contour Fabricators 22
#8 Robert L. Allen Champion International Corporation Limited 17
#9 Donald Charles Franks Ford 13
#10 James T. Kurnik General Motors 11
#10 Michael Colby Sefcik General Motors 11
#10 Jeremy Masser Structural Plastics 11
#13 Robert P. McInnes — 9
#13 Garry Mervyn Johnston Metaleach Limited 9
#15 Spencer W. Chavez Tk Holdings 8
#15 Robert B. Kerchaert Daimlerchrysler Ag 8
#15 Rodney L. Briggs Basf Se 8
#15 Eric Thomas Carlson Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 8
#19 David Edward Prout General Motors 7
#19 Stuart Fletcher — 7
#19 Marc Bolitho Kelsey-Hayes-Company 7
#19 Edward Stuteville General Motors 7
#23 John R. Herronen Atlas Technologies 6
#23 Loren M. Trotter Chrysler Group 6
#23 John E. Creager General Motors 6
#26 Heather Ann Golen Hi-Lex Controls 5
#26 Sarah Ford Nissan North America 5
#26 Wesley W. Wald General Motors 5
#26 Michael A. Celotto General Motors 5
#26 Brett David Cox — 5
#26 Kevin A. Dietrich General Motors 5
#32 Joshua Hicks Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 4
#32 James Sydenstricker General Motors 4
#32 Kirt Bennett Chrysler Group 4
#32 GARRETT LASKOWSKI Panasonic 4
#32 Hugh Miller Delstar Technologies 4
#32 Wesley Rieves Haney General Motors 4
#32 Thomas McGettrick Atoma International 4
#32 Russell Senior Ford 4
#32 Jonathan A. Calhoun Magna Seating 4
#41 Gregory J. Katch Steering Solutions Ip Holding 3
#41 Blaine R. Danley Delphi Technologies 3
#41 Neil Alan Teichman Tk Holdings 3
#41 James W. Jeffers Delphi Technologies 3
#41 Thomas D. Hallman General Motors 3
#41 Rick North Chrysler Group 3
#41 Daniel Davis Greenheck Fan 3
#41 Bradley M. Dick Molex 3
#41 Shane M. Torzy — 3
#50 Scott Fugate Dura Global Technologies 2

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