Parchment, MI ranks #19,034 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 72 patents from 14 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Parchment, MI include The Coleman Company, Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, Zoetis Services. That works out to 37.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–14 of 14 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Brian Dean | The Coleman Company | 26 |
| 2 | William McWhorter | — | 13 |
| 3 | Kirk Strehlow | Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies | 8 |
| #4 | Louis L. Skaletzky | — | 5 |
| #4 | Matthew Dean | — | 5 |
| #6 | Pamela J. Berlinski | Zoetis Services | 4 |
| #7 | D. Bryan Prince | Elan Pharmaceuticals | 2 |
| #7 | Leroy A. Waling | Durametallic | 2 |
| #7 | Thomas M. Andrews | The Upjohn | 2 |
| #10 | Rendal Wall | Norlin Industries | 1 |
| #10 | Jerry Wayne Fulbright | — | 1 |
| #10 | Kimberly A. Packer | — | 1 |
| #10 | Thomas Bezigian | James River | 1 |
| #10 | George T. Nebel | James River | 1 |
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