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Milan, MI All Time

689 patents  ·  94 inventors  ·  113.3/1k pop.

Ranked #4,109 of 112,640 cities Top 4%

Milan, MI ranks #4,109 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 689 patents from 94 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Milan, MI include Ford, Toyota, Gentherm Incorporated. That works out to 113.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 94 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ralph Wayne Cunningham Ford 128
2 Paxton S. Williams Toyota 86
3 Steven Anatole Frait Ford 75
#4 David Huelke Ford 40
#5 Eric Warren Curtis Ford 36
#6 John Terech Gentherm Incorporated 27
#7 Tarek Hamouda University of Michigan 22
#8 Aaron R. Steinhilb Toyota 21
#9 Colby S. Williams Toyota 12
#10 Daniel Y. Du Warner-Lambert Company 11
#11 Paul S. Cederna University of Michigan 10
#12 Nathan Strimpel Edtm 9
#13 Michael Oslizlo — 8
#13 Kristin Goltry Aastrom Biosciences 8
#15 Michael W. Trumbower Detroit Diesel 7
#15 Justin E. Dominic Toyota 7
#15 Joshua L. Moberg Toyota 7
#18 Craig A. Moccio Ford 6
#18 Craig Mahaney Sprint Communications 6
#18 Charles David Satarino Toledo Molding & Die 6
#21 Mitchell W. Michaluk, III — 5
#21 Earl Richard Austin, III Adrian Steel 5
#21 John Culver Heed — 5
#21 Brian Maus First Solar 5
#25 Joe Schmidt Ford 4
#25 Johnny D. Bryant Federal-Mogul Worldwide 4
#25 Scott B. Smith Toyota 4
#25 William P. Worzel Widevine Technologies 4
#25 William Michael Sanderson Ford 4
#25 Robert L. Haeske Porter'S Group 4
#25 Donna Preziotti Pollard Banknote Limited 4
#32 Ann Irene Sipes Ford 3
#32 Steven A. Daleiden Ford 3
#32 Matthew Belford — 3
#32 Chase C. Violetta Toyota 3
#32 Richard Werth Ford 3
#32 Sarah Burke Wacker Chemie Ag 3
#32 Michael N. Woelmer Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 3
#32 Jeff Stokes Adac Plastics 3
#32 Steve A. Frait Ford 3
#32 Jan-Michael Francis Stachura Toyota 3
#32 Simon J. Evans — 3
#32 Jeffrey Craig Stokes Adac Plastics 3
#32 Sarah Rauk Masco Retail Cabinet Group 3
#32 Ann Irene DeZelia Ford 3
#32 George E. Busch Kms Fusion 3
#47 Orlyn G. Pepper — 2
#47 Warren A. Smith Ford 2
#47 Dale G. Karr US Air Force 2
#47 Michikazu Aono Yazaki 2

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