Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Mishawaka, IN ranks #2,301 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,371 patents from 338 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Mishawaka, IN include Whirlpool, Depuy Ireland Unlimited, Harman International Industries, Incorporated. That works out to 26.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 338 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lakshya J. Deka Whirlpool 56
2 Jonathan C. Lee Depuy Ireland Unlimited 55
3 Gerald R. Stanley Harman International Industries, Incorporated 44
#4 Jerry L. Lower Zimmer 30
#4 David J. Gushwa Whirlpool 30
#4 Gary L. Sells Cor-A-Vent 30
#7 Andrew J. Dosmann Bayer Healthcare 29
#8 Jack Champaigne Ligitek Electronics Co. 25
#9 Eric J. Stanifer Amgen 23
#10 Donald A. Crumb 22
#11 Matthew A. Williams Gilead Sciences 21
#11 Keith H. Fulmer Allied Consulting 21
#13 Martin P. McManus Vt Holdings Ii 20
#14 Sheng Li Hewlett Packard Enterprise 19
#15 Adam Schramski B&B Molders 18
#15 Stephen Edward Smith Autumnpaper Limited 18
#17 Brice Elder Capital One Services 17
#18 Maryam Moosaei Ford 16
#18 Paul A. D'Orazio Ciba Corning Diagnostics 16
#20 Nicholas Kanczuzewski Logistick 15
#21 James E. Dewald, Jr. Vt Holdings Ii 14
#21 Chad A. McCoige Reese Products 14
#23 Randall A. Pulliam Pulliam Enterprises 12
#23 Timothy D. Schultz Lippert Components 12
#23 Satyajyoti Senapati University Of Notre Dame Du Lac 12
#23 John D. Black Rolls-Royce Plc 12
#23 Gregory P. Goodzey Robert Bosch Gmbh 12
#23 Gary A. Eck Kimball International 12
#23 Steven N. Ginn Cts 12
#30 J. Oakey Noell Bayer Healthcare 11
#30 Chris Andrews Advanced Cardiovascular Systems 11
#30 Arthur L. Y. Lau Miles 11
#30 David S. Pfaffenberger Cts 11
#34 Terry W. Wagner Zimmer 10
#35 Joseph L. Moulton Bayer Healthcare 9
#35 Stanley W. May 9
#35 John William Bevis, III Leer Group 9
#38 Russell C. Perkey 8
#38 Barton E. Bennett Odyssian Technology 8
#38 Dennis G. Demers Honeywell 8
#38 Michael Nowak Coating Excellence Internationl 8
#42 John R. Worns Uniroyal 7
#42 Herman Graboyes 7
#42 Paul M. Liang Rcs Technology 7
#42 Peter Schreiner Bendix Limited 7
#42 Theodore J. Joy 7
#42 David C. Thoman Bendix Limited 7
#42 Barry P. Soos Honeywell 7
#42 Terence Barnhart GE 7
#42 James C. Sweet Triangle Pacific 7

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