Negaunee, MI ranks #14,807 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 108 patents from 25 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Negaunee, MI include Pioneer Laboratories, Pioneer Surgical Technology, Firstelement Fuel. That works out to 23.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–25 of 25 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis J. Korhonen | Pioneer Laboratories | 27 |
| 2 | Brad Fredin | Pioneer Surgical Technology | 15 |
| 3 | Tim Brown | Firstelement Fuel | 13 |
| #4 | Richard W. Kauppila | Unknown | 10 |
| #5 | Katie S. Barron | Pioneer Surgical Technology | 6 |
| #6 | Jeffrey Horn | Z-Medica | 4 |
| #7 | John M. Kovarik | Pioneer Surgical Technology | 3 |
| #7 | Branden Wainio | — | 3 |
| #7 | Fran Korhonen | — | 3 |
| #10 | Frank C. Saari | American Airlines | 2 |
| #10 | Mark A Fluga | — | 2 |
| #10 | Nathan Waters | — | 2 |
| #10 | Randy Paul Sundell | American Airlines | 2 |
| #10 | Edward L. Hopper | American Airlines | 2 |
| #10 | Philip Alan Johnson | American Airlines | 2 |
| #10 | Alan Baldasari | — | 2 |
| #10 | Domenic Popko | — | 2 |
| #18 | William D. Patrick | — | 1 |
| #18 | Tyler J. Losinski | — | 1 |
| #18 | Miles Milton Parkkonen | — | 1 |
| #18 | Daniel L. Hintsala | — | 1 |
| #18 | Todd A. Gervae | — | 1 |
| #18 | Matthew Allan Stilwell | Surgalign Spine Technologies | 1 |
| #18 | Robert M. DeGabriele | — | 1 |
| #18 | Jay Bengry | — | 1 |
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