Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Plainwell, MI ranks #4,182 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 674 patents from 109 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Plainwell, MI include Stryker, Belwith International, Mann+Hummel Gmbh. That works out to 177.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 109 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 William D. Childs Stryker 64
2 Deborah Mattson Belwith International 62
3 Kevin M. Patmore Stryker 60
#4 Jonathan Mark Greenbank Stryker 31
#5 Michael Desjardins Mann+Hummel Gmbh 28
#5 Robert L. Heinrikson 28
#7 Udo F. Axen The Upjohn 27
#8 Philip M. Harrington American Cyanamid 24
#9 Ryan S. Severns Hill-Rom Services 23
#10 Dennis Stratton Stryker 20
#10 Toni-Jo Poel 20
#12 Charles Louis Crouch Stryker 13
#13 E. Jon Jacobsen The Upjohn 11
#13 Lester A. Dolak The Upjohn 11
#15 Chris Johnson 10
#16 William V. Bleeker Stryker 9
#16 Brian W. Henige L. Perrigo 9
#18 Dustin L. Worm Stryker 8
#18 Bruce Larkin Parker-Hannifin 8
#18 Kyle Cooper Denso 8
#21 Neal Goodwin Pronai Therapeutics 7
#22 Levi Scheenstra Stryker 6
#22 John Calow Trade Fixtures 6
#22 Marcia L. Keith Zoetis Services 6
#22 Paul G. Rops Eaton 6
#26 Rolf F. Kletzien Metabolic Solutions Development Company 5
#26 Hilbrand Harlan-Jacob Sybesma GE 5
#26 John Andrew Ingersoll GE 5
#26 Donald G. Burge Parker-Hannifin 5
#26 Lisa A. Mulder Chem Link 5
#31 Mick B. Saunders 4
#31 Donald E. Harper 4
#31 Mark A. Kavanaugh Parker-Hannifin 4
#31 Paul L. Brule 4
#31 Robert J. Marcinkewicz Bradford White 4
#31 William Rodney Mathews University Of Maryland, Baltimore 4
#37 Stephen L. Moskalik 3
#37 Benjamin VanDyken Stryker 3
#37 John Jager 3
#37 E. Jonathan Jacobsen The Upjohn 3
#37 Robert K. Hoffman Parker-Hannifin 3
#37 Glen Wilkinson Suspa Gmbh 3
#37 Eric J. Mott 3
#37 Aaron Hoffmann Stryker 3
#37 Patrick John Leet 3
#37 Egon Nithammer Keiper Recaro Gmbh & 3
#37 Ben S. Juday Eaton 3
#48 Richard H. Woodring Parker-Hannifin 2
#48 Guy L. Dilno Clark Equipment 2
#48 Charles H. Whitmore Parker-Hannifin 2

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