Shepherd, MI ranks #16,731 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 89 patents from 30 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Shepherd, MI include Leum Engineering, Tramor, Magna Electronics. That works out to 60.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–30 of 30 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Demerath | Leum Engineering | 17 |
| 2 | Michael Boyd Morey | Tramor | 12 |
| 3 | Donald E. Leonard | — | 6 |
| 3 | Carl W. Shonk | Magna Electronics | 6 |
| 3 | Nestor A. Vasquez | Dow Global Technologies | 6 |
| #6 | Virgil W. Coomer | — | 4 |
| #6 | James W. Lalk | — | 4 |
| #8 | Joe Garvin | — | 3 |
| #8 | Ira M. Thumma | Dow Global Technologies | 3 |
| #8 | Daniel B. Rice | Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology | 3 |
| #11 | Chad Dale Cross | — | 2 |
| #11 | Thomas Edward Casper | Bandit Industries | 2 |
| #11 | Kenneth C. Somers | — | 2 |
| #11 | Paul J. Kenny | — | 2 |
| #11 | Steven R. Lakso | — | 2 |
| #16 | Harry D. Morey | Unknown | 1 |
| #16 | David E. Ingalls | — | 1 |
| #16 | Scott McNeal | Delfield Company Llc, | 1 |
| #16 | Nathaniel M. Bott | Morbark | 1 |
| #16 | Karen S. Eastman | Dow Global Technologies | 1 |
| #16 | Norbert L. Maecker | — | 1 |
| #16 | Austin Ray Fenby | — | 1 |
| #16 | Josh Edward Ellis | Terex Usa | 1 |
| #16 | Michael Degraw | — | 1 |
| #16 | Gordon M. Moeggenborg | — | 1 |
| #16 | Amy R. Cashen | Delfield Company Llc, | 1 |
| #16 | Donna J. La Roche | — | 1 |
| #16 | Lisa B. Quencer | — | 1 |
| #16 | Lynette Krauss | — | 1 |
| #16 | Devin R. Davis | Morbark | 1 |
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