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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Marshall, MI ranks #3,914 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 738 patents from 157 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Marshall, MI include Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Kellogg, Adc Telecommunications. That works out to 108.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 157 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Douglas J. Nielsen Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 40
2 Andrei Dan Radulescu Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 34
3 David C. Ours Kellogg 26
#4 Kevin Thompson Adc Telecommunications 21
#5 Gerard M. Light Eaton 19
#5 Rick L. Boyer Borgwarner 19
#7 James C. Cook, II Progressive Dynamics 18
#8 Michael L. Zebolsky Dana Limited 16
#8 John M. Eiler Caltech 16
#8 David Gerard Genise Eaton 16
#8 Dominic P. Ismert Sioux Chief Mfg. Co. 16
#12 Douglas F. Wolff Contico International 15
#13 Gregory L. Heatwole Eaton 14
#13 Sundaram L. Narasimhan Eaton 14
#13 Paul R. Schmidt Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 14
#13 Charles A. Smith Kellogg 14
#13 James C. Zuck Marshall Excelsior 14
#13 Samuel E. Settineri Borgwarner 14
#19 Barry G. Austin Tekonsha Engineering 12
#20 David O. Mann La-Man 11
#20 Mark Harold Pratley Eaton 11
#22 Otto Schultheis Eaton 10
#22 Keith E. Morgensai Eaton 10
#22 Thomas Tembreull Borgwarner 10
#25 Doug Wolff Amway 9
#25 Glen R. Alden Cummins 9
#25 Charles L. Bailey George Mason Intellectual Properties 9
#25 Michael Coates Eaton 9
#29 Eugene L. Kilbourn Progressive Dynamics 8
#30 Ernest F. Kulikowski Aeroquip 7
#30 David A. Kelley Progressive Dynamics 7
#30 William Paul Bezubic, Jr. Certainteed 7
#30 Dave Ours Kellogg 7
#34 Craig E. Volstromer Stryker 6
#34 Yushu Wang Eaton 6
#34 James W. Bailey Borgwarner 6
#34 Edward J. Bojas Eaton 6
#34 Kristen Swope Alsons 6
#34 Christopher Suhocki Eaton 6
#40 James G. Daily, III H.C. Starck 5
#40 Darin Lee Gwin Borgwarner 5
#40 Derek K. Schmid Eaton 5
#40 Daniel G. Rogers Alsons 5
#40 Philip J. Grant Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited 5
#40 Jordan Allen Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 5
#46 Richard L. Madden Eaton 4
#46 Franco J. Domingo Marshall Excelsior 4
#46 William C. Sisco Simpson Industries 4
#46 Allen H. Weston Keiper U.S.A. 4
#46 Roger C. Goodsell Guardian Industries 4

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