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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Menominee, MI ranks #9,037 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 232 patents from 67 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Menominee, MI include L.E. Jones, Dynetics Engineering Corporation, GE. That works out to 27.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 67 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Cong Yue Qiao L.E. Jones 25
2 Robert J. Bretl Dynetics Engineering Corporation 15
3 Gary R. Strong GE 12
3 Brian L. Counts Tyco Fire Products Lp 12
#5 Derek M. Sandahl Tyco Fire Products Lp 11
#6 Todd Trudeau L.E. Jones 10
#7 Kenneth J. Davis Goodrich 9
#7 Ronald L. Young Erda 9
#9 Donald M. Bjorkman Tyco Fire Products Lp 7
#9 Kelly MICHALKO Carter-Hoffmann 7
#9 Douglas W. Dooley L.E. Jones 7
#12 Marvin B. Fernstrum Tyco Fire Products Lp 6
#12 Stephen A. Barker Tyco Fire Products Lp 6
#14 Carol Lessard Carter-Hoffmann 5
#15 Mitchell J. Hubert Ansul, Incorporated 4
#15 Daniel W. Bancroft L.E. Jones 4
#15 Mark Adam-Christopher Siem Tyco Fire Products Lp 4
#15 Todd F. Rady 4
#19 James R. Gressel Ansul, Incorporated 3
#19 James G. Bretl Dynetics Engineering Corporation 3
#19 Aaron T. Brill Caterpillar 3
#19 Bailey Justin Ferkel Caterpillar 3
#19 Richard Coleman 3
#19 Pamela Havelka-Rivard Tyco Fire Products Lp 3
#25 Kirk J. Bourgeois Bayer Healthcare 2
#25 Nicholas David Lukowski Tyco Fire Products Lp 2
#25 Timothy J. Lobbes Board Of Trustees Of Western Michigan University 2
#25 Lawrence D. Barker E And B Co. 2
#25 Paul W. Fernstrum 2
#25 Todd S. Fernstrum 2
#25 Amy J. Wirth Tyco Fire Products Lp 2
#25 Michael Walter Erva Tyco Fire Products Lp 2
#25 Brian Floyd Chernetski Tyco Fire Products Lp 2
#25 Richard Linsmeier 2
#25 Brandon Buechner 2
#25 Dennis Dubey 2
#25 George M. Kinard 2
#25 James W. Pattison, II Caterpillar 2
#39 Timothy T. Owens 1
#39 Craig W. Rigby 1
#39 John Richard Nerat Walter Kidde Portable Equipment 1
#39 N. L. Rosebrock 1
#39 Joseph Castelluccio General Motors 1
#39 Michael J. Rasner 1
#39 Sheila Leonard 1
#39 Kenneth L. Engum 1
#39 Dan Korpi 1
#39 Rosemary Berg-Fernstrum 1
#39 Cheryl L. Briar 1
#39 James W. Briar 1

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