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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Saugatuck, MI ranks #7,079 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 333 patents from 38 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Saugatuck, MI include Whirlpool, Herman Miller, Westinghouse Electric. That works out to 385.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–38 of 38 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Chad J. Rotter Whirlpool 91
2 John Jay Myers Whirlpool 53
3 Andrew J. Kurrasch Herman Miller 30
#4 Casey L. McCuan Whirlpool 19
#5 Philip J. Czarnecki Whirlpool 18
#6 Charles P. Schreiner Westinghouse Electric 17
#7 Travis M. Randolph Herman Miller 16
#8 Patrick H. Stewart C.L. Industries 11
#9 Gordon J. Stannis Watts Regulator 10
#10 Anteo Opipari General Motors 7
#10 Erin L. Olesen Geerpres 7
#12 Ronna L. Jacobs Haworth 6
#13 Owen Smith The Toro 5
#13 Barry A. Schoenfelner Ahuratech 5
#15 Kramer A. Doyle Tekton 4
#15 Shawn DeYoung East Jordan Plastics 4
#15 Paul R. Visscher 4
#18 Robert Schaftenaar 3
#19 Douglas Larry Wierenga 2
#19 Lauren M. Lalonde Whirlpool 2
#19 Theodore M. Reyda Herman Miller 2
#22 Thomas Clyde Battjes 1
#22 Philip L. Koops Permaloc 1
#22 Ronna T. Jacobs Haworth 1
#22 Edward Shidler 1
#22 Joshua C. Owen Gentex 1
#22 Roger Mucci Hayes Lemmerz International 1
#22 Joanna Atman Haworth 1
#22 Todd P. Collier Johnson Controls Technology 1
#22 Lauren Mary LaLonde Millerknoll 1
#22 Jon Vanderbeek 1
#22 Adam Mendes 1
#22 Graeme K. Morgan 1
#22 Robert D. Hochreiter Prince 1
#22 Joseph U. Sheridan 1
#22 Cynthia F. McKean Unknown 1
#22 Cory Lalonde Vibracoustic Usa 1
#22 Donald G. Karaus, Jr. Herman Miller 1

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