Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Marquette, MI ranks #3,612 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 816 patents from 177 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Marquette, MI include Pioneer Laboratories, Pioneer Surgical Technology, Ford. That works out to 39.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 177 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Matthew N. Songer Pioneer Laboratories 61
2 Brian Patrick Janowski Pioneer Surgical Technology 60
3 Matthew P. Gephart Pioneer Surgical Technology 49
#4 Thomas S. Kilpela Pioneer Surgical Technology 47
#5 Jeffrey L. Trudeau Pioneer Surgical Technology 42
#6 Robert Sarow Baskins Ford 37
#7 John Sullivan Pioneer Surgical Technology 24
#8 Jeffrey Hoffman Pioneer Surgical Technology 23
#9 Michael A. Potter General Motors 21
#10 James Richard Rauch Visteon Global Technologies 16
#11 David J. Ollila V.I.O. 14
#12 Peter C. Menze M.P. Menze Research & Development 12
#13 Robert E. Green Robert Bosch Gmbh 10
#13 Joseph Mohar Pioneer Surgical Technology 10
#13 Jason Sandstrom Pioneer Surgical Technology 10
#16 Daniel Wiggins Argonics 9
#16 Robert A. Goodwin, Jr. A&E Advanced Closure Systems 9
#18 Jeffrey D. Vlahos Pioneer Surgical Technology 8
#18 Paul Mann Protalex 8
#20 Daniel Ryan Mermuys Pioneer Surgical Technology 7
#20 Michael Erdmann Fte Automotive Gmbh 7
#20 Kirk Andrew Parrish Ford 7
#20 Robert A. Cooper Discma Ag 7
#24 Alan J. Henderson Argonics 6
#24 Peter Didyk A&E Advanced Closure Systems 6
#24 Larry R. Ballard Unknown 6
#27 Rick Morse Certainteed 5
#27 Lawrence Mosca Pioneer Surgical Technology 5
#27 William C. Steere Gelman Sciences 5
#27 Jeffrey A. Hansen American Airlines 5
#27 Robert L. Sager, Jr. Tennessee Gas Pipeline 5
#27 Robert Kinney 5
#27 Jacob Anton Colantonio Pioneer Surgical Technology 5
#27 Randy Koch Koch Industries 5
#27 Nelson E. Gencheff 5
#27 Daniel Rae Robinson Pioneer Surgical Technology 5
#37 Jordan Sahs Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 4
#37 Brent E. Skaw Pioneer Surgical Technology 4
#37 Earl Senchuk 4
#37 Craig Filizetti Pioneer Surgical Technology 4
#37 Raymond W. Kauppila Eriez Manufacturing 4
#37 Jim Herman 4
#37 Jeremy Nylund Argonics 4
#37 Brian R. Dickinson Toyota 4
#37 James D. Rogan Unisys 4
#37 Dale E. Sterrett Tenneco Automotive 4
#37 Cleveland C. Smith 4
#37 Danny K Schuelke Daimlerchrysler Ag 4
#37 Mark Marlatt Warner-Lambert Company 4
#37 William C. Levengood 4

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