Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Portage, MI ranks #858 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,874 patents from 619 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Portage, MI include Stryker, Masco Bath, Rca. That works out to 79.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 619 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard A. Derenne Stryker 84
2 Kurosh Nahavandi Stryker 80
3 Michael Reedy Masco Bath 66
#4 Mahesh Kumar Rca 56
#5 James G. Walen Stryker 53
#6 Neal S. Berke W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 52
#6 Clifford Edwin Lambarth Stryker 52
#8 Michael Miller Alsons 51
#9 Michael T. Brubaker Stryker 49
#10 Gordon L. Bundy The Upjohn 46
#11 Timothy J. Morscheck Eaton 45
#12 Alfredo Carreno Thermos L.L.C. 44
#13 Thomas Connolly Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies 43
#14 Brandon David Naber Stryker 42
#14 Brian James VanDerWoude Stryker 42
#14 William L. Hassler, Jr. Johnson & Johnson 42
#17 Jeffrey M. Browne Whirlpool 37
#18 Ronald B. Gammill The Upjohn 36
#18 Jason James Wroblewski Stryker 36
#18 Martin Franz IBM 36
#21 Anthony M. De Leo Dart Industries 34
#21 Robert C. Gadwood 34
#23 Paul A. Aristoff The Upjohn 32
#23 Paul A. Pezzoli Abbott 32
#23 Harry M. Gilbert Spx 32
#26 Christopher Ryan Sweeney Stryker 31
#27 Michael J. Bienkowski 28
#28 Nathan W. Matheny Stryker 27
#28 Radmond Vincent Arceta 27
#30 Daniel R. Ouwenga Eaton 26
#30 Earle Cramer The Radio Flyer 26
#30 Thomas J. Lobl Medarex 26
#33 Robert A. Chrusciel 25
#33 Alexander Josef Bodurka Stryker 25
#33 David Peterson The Clorox 25
#36 Michael Ennis 24
#37 Anthony M. DeLeo Sunbeam Products 23
#37 Michael Alexander Echostar Technologies L.L.C. 23
#39 Steven J. Brickner 22
#39 Sujay Sukumaran Stryker 22
#41 Chiu-Hong Lin The Upjohn 21
#41 Cary J. Campagna Ligitek Electronics Co. 21
#43 Suvit Thaisrivongs 20
#43 Heinrich J. Schostarez 20
#45 Matthew A. Cutler Stryker 19
#45 Arno R. Yurk Landscape Forms 19
#45 Marco Constant Stryker 19
#48 Trevor Jonathan Lambert Stryker 18
#48 Hieu Phan Stryker 18
#48 Douglas R. Morton, Jr. The Upjohn 18

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