Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mattawan, MI ranks #5,957 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 422 patents from 90 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mattawan, MI include Stryker, Abbott, Whirlpool. That works out to 165.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 90 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brian J. Tessmer Stryker 33
2 Timothy Lee Stuk Abbott 28
2 Richard L. Hammond Whirlpool 28
#4 Stephen Isham Stryker 26
#4 Gregory Paul Nitzel Zoetis Services 26
#6 Jacob Meyers Landscape Forms 23
#7 Mackenzie Van Loon Stryker 15
#8 Paul H. Ogburn, Jr. Pleotint, L.L.C. 12
#8 Greg Nitzel BOE 12
#8 David S. Goldenberg Stryker 12
#11 David F. Humphries Jerr-Dan 10
#12 John J. Stronczer Applied Micro Circuits 9
#12 Gary Kalinka Stryker 9
#12 Gregory T. DeWald Dana Limited 9
#12 Derek John Scheffers Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh 9
#16 Dennis L. Foss Zoetis Services 8
#17 Kelly Sandmeyer Stryker 7
#18 Greg McEwan Mako Surgical 6
#18 Jeffrey L. Havens 6
#20 Andrew M. Bentz Stryker 5
#20 Roman J. Rabiej Board Of Trustees Of Western Michigan University 5
#20 Phillip F. Ni The Upjohn 5
#20 Jerry J. Brittan Eaton 5
#20 Dan Huff Mann+Hummel Gmbh 5
#20 Jerry Wheeler Stryker 5
#26 Douglas Tripp 4
#26 Susan M. Machkovech 4
#26 Robert E. Crepas Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group 4
#29 Ralph STENGER General Motors 3
#29 Bryon Edward Becktold 3
#29 Jason Kneen Stryker 3
#29 Jacob C. Foor Stryker 3
#29 Noah Needler Stryker 3
#29 Eugene A. Hamilton Peterson American 3
#29 Shaun Smith Snyk Limited 3
#29 Gary Louis Kozminske 3
#37 Dean R. Pollee Parker-Hannifin 2
#37 Dan Switzer Grand Valley State University 2
#37 Arlene Krecow Stryker 2
#37 Spencer Baird Stryker 2
#37 Michael Putnam The Upjohn 2
#37 Michael Thomas Dayton 2
#37 William J. Schill, Jr. Whirlpool 2
#37 William G. Salmond The Upjohn 2
#37 Jack T. Irwin L. Perrigo 2
#37 Steven Hubbard 2
#37 Nicole Fickes Stryker 2
#37 Jason M. Cassar Whirlpool 2
#37 Roger Bomgaars Prince 2
#37 Matthew Pieczko Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 2

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