Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Rochester, MI ranks #661 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 5,084 patents from 860 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Rochester, MI include General Motors, Larry D. Miller Trust, Magna Electronics. That works out to 390.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 860 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Andrew W. Phillips General Motors 409
2 Jing Gao General Motors 80
3 Larry D. Miller Larry D. Miller Trust 76
#4 Christopher L. Van Dan Elzen Magna Electronics 73
#5 Michael A. Fetcenko Ovonic Battery Company 71
#6 Mark C. Trostle Fca Us Llc. 68
#7 Youssef A. Ghoneim General Motors 65
#8 Brian K. Blackburn Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 60
#9 Jenne-Tai Wang General Motors 59
#10 William A. Peterson, Jr. Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag 57
#11 Frank Ament General Motors 50
#12 Jeffrey C. Gale Fca Us Llc. 48
#13 Pongdet P. Wipasuramonton Tk Holdings 47
#14 Adrian Nania Ford 46
#15 Anno Yoo Lsis Co. 45
#16 Jose F. Regueiro Chrysler Group 44
#17 John Vala Unisys 41
#18 Avoki M. Omekanda General Motors 40
#19 Gerald L. Holbrook Chrysler Group 39
#20 Dalong Gao General Motors 37
#21 Brandon L Faurote Fca Us Llc. 36
#22 Brian T. Ignaczak Norma U.S. Holding 35
#23 Jack E. Elder General Motors 34
#24 Zachary K. Parkinson General Motors 32
#25 Ismat A. Abu-Isa General Motors 30
#25 Helene Laliberte Mclaughlin Group 30
#27 Michael Handfield Mclaughlin Group 29
#28 Brian J. Winden Magna Electronics 28
#29 Robert E. Fallis, III Magna Car Top Systems Gmbh 27
#29 Richard E. Longhouse General Motors 27
#29 John G Opfer Chrysler Group 27
#32 Keyur R. Patel Steering Solutions Ip Holding 26
#32 Jeffrey B. Manhire Magna Exteriors 26
#34 Frank L. Mitchell Itt 25
#34 Aaron James de Chazal 25
#36 James R. Seely Marketing Displays 24
#36 Bashir M. Ahmed Henkel Limited 24
#36 Jeffrey W. Perkins General Motors 24
#39 David J. Davis Unknown 23
#39 James C. LeBlanc, Sr. J.C.L. Technology, L.L.C. 23
#41 Lou L. Gasevski Fca Us Llc. 22
#41 Joachim J. Klesing Steering Solutions Ip Holding 22
#43 Gregory R. Miller Nellcor Puritan Bennett 21
#43 Arun Madan Energy Conversion Devices 21
#43 Scott Burns Aristocrat Technologies 21
#46 Michael G. Moore Chrysler Group 20
#46 Christopher Anthony Danowski Ford 20
#46 Louis P. Begin General Motors 20
#49 John H. Nolan 19
#49 Robert T. Foister Delphi Technologies 19

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