Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Merrill, MI ranks #20,749 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 62 patents from 21 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Merrill, MI include Steering Solutions Ip Holding, Dow Global Technologies, Dow Silicones. That works out to 93.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jon N. Miller Steering Solutions Ip Holding 10
2 Gerald K. Eurich Dow Global Technologies 9
3 James A. Casey Dow Silicones 6
3 Kurt D. Dubay Steering Solutions Ip Holding 6
#5 Duane F. Foye 5
#6 Ronald D. Elson Amigo Sales 4
#6 William S. Anders Steering Solutions Ip Holding 4
#8 Gregory K. Schultz 2
#8 Lee F. Siler Michigan State University 2
#8 Karen Butcher Dell Products 2
#8 Ryan Eggebrecht Ford 2
#12 Edward Stroiwas 1
#12 Clarence E. Welsh General Motors 1
#12 Robert J. Midcalf 1
#12 Gregory A. Wenzel 1
#12 Terry L. McDonald Steering Solutions Ip Holding 1
#12 Fredric C. Dall Dow Corning 1
#12 Hayden L. Butcher 1
#12 Stephanie House 1
#12 Charles E. Dover Means Industries 1
#12 Amy Gehrig Dow Corning 1

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