Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Richmond, MI ranks #8,497 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 253 patents from 73 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Richmond, MI include Delaware Capital Formation, Bendix-Atlantic Inflator, General Motors. That works out to 43.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 73 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Henry Dykstra Delaware Capital Formation 21
2 Richard L. Frantom Bendix-Atlantic Inflator 20
3 Douglas E. Trombley General Motors 17
3 Mark A. Voss General Motors 17
#5 Kenneth A. Iseler The Budd 13
#6 Gregory E. Rich General Motors 9
#7 Jeff Russell Autoliv Asp 7
#7 Michael Janko 7
#7 Michael Page Guardian Industries 7
#10 Alexandra E. Smith Zf Passive Safety Systems, Us 6
#10 Brian Siler Ford 6
#10 Stanley B. Good 6
#13 Joseph C. Simmer General Motors 5
#13 Scott Porter Microsoft 5
#13 Kenneth M. Baranowski Unknown 5
#13 Robin F. Monahan Nylok 5
#13 Brian J. Jutila General Motors 5
#18 Alexander Bajraszewski Ford 4
#18 R. Donald Hollinger General Motors 4
#18 William K. Fletcher Milton Manufacturing 4
#18 Larry E. Henneman, Jr. General Motors 4
#18 Brian J. O'Neil Eaton 4
#18 Grant A. Holm 4
#18 Michael Wills Cts 4
#25 Marc McMaken Dow Global Technologies 3
#25 James Robert Kelly Morton International 3
#25 James Consiglio Textron Innovations 3
#28 David Wynn Philion Ford 2
#28 Peter H. Vandekerkhof Unknown 2
#28 Mark A. McMaken Dow Global Technologies 2
#28 Mark D. Miotke General Motors 2
#28 Stephen Mini 2
#28 Harvey J. Yera National Broach & Machine 2
#28 Edward W. Gatt Chrysler Group 2
#28 Ryan Wahl Hugh Steeper Limited 2
#28 Scott A. Kline General Motors 2
#37 Joseph M. Bosman Sloan Valve 1
#37 Devin Rewalt Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 1
#37 Gordon J. Decker Trw Limited 1
#37 Johanna D. McCarty-O'Brien 1
#37 Roberta S. Wachtel 1
#37 Jack C. Raska 1
#37 Donald A. Misson Lear Siegler 1
#37 Roger J. Romatz 1
#37 James S. Maksymiuk Fisher & Company, Incorporated 1
#37 Lenna V. Dines 1
#37 Terry A. Ward 1
#37 Edward B. Ward 1
#37 Dennis J Yarema Fca Us Llc. 1
#37 Madelyn R Yarema Fca Us Llc. 1

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