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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Three Rivers, MI ranks #827 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 4,042 patents from 578 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Three Rivers, MI include Whirlpool, Kohler, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. That works out to 507.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 578 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Brandon T. Mock Whirlpool 104
2 Yifan Wang Whirlpool 96
3 Jessica R. McConnell Whirlpool 77
#4 Leif A. Norland Whirlpool 70
#5 Darryl C. Bodine Whirlpool 62
#6 Andrew M. Tenbarge Whirlpool 57
#6 Nicholas Hill Schutte Whirlpool 57
#8 Todd J. Tunzi Whirlpool 54
#9 Kevin M. Chase Whirlpool 52
#10 Sayer J. Murphy Whirlpool 51
#10 ZhaoYi Yin Whirlpool 51
#10 Alberto R. Gomes Whirlpool 51
#13 Suzanne M. Berberet Kohler 48
#14 Brian P. Janke Whirlpool 46
#15 Kevin B. Ayers Whirlpool 45
#16 Andrew D. Litch Whirlpool 44
#17 Neomar Giacomini Whirlpool 42
#18 Christopher A. Gregory Whirlpool 41
#19 Gustavo Frattini Whirlpool 39
#20 Philip M. Thompson Whirlpool 38
#21 Michael A. Kahwaji Whirlpool 37
#21 Ronald L. Voglewede Whirlpool 37
#23 Zachary A. Lownds Whirlpool 36
#24 Muhammad Khizar Whirlpool 35
#25 Jack F. Clearman R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 34
#26 John J. Vonderhaar Whirlpool 33
#27 Todd Christopher Starr Whirlpool 30
#28 Stephen D. Ostdiek Whirlpool 29
#28 Hua Liu Whirlpool 29
#30 Daniel V. Clements Whirlpool 27
#30 Gordon C. Ford Leco 27
#30 Giulia Marinello Whirlpool 27
#33 James G. Evans AT&T 26
#33 Ryan James Rutter Whirlpool 26
#35 Christopher L. Carpenter Whirlpool 25
#35 Ryan R. Bellinger Whirlpool 25
#35 Patrick John McCann University Of Oklahoma 25
#38 Jon D. Strait Maytag 24
#38 Eric J. Dherde Whirlpool 24
#40 David H. Chen 23
#40 Yen-Hsi Lin Whirlpool 23
#42 Ginger Elayne Patera Whirlpool 22
#42 Allen D. Wong Whirlpool 22
#42 Lindsey Ann Wohlgamuth Whirlpool 22
#42 Gerald L. Kretchman Whirlpool 22
#46 Leah Z. Lader Whirlpool 21
#46 Daniel Chow Whirlpool 21
#46 Michael Hess Dehn Se 21
#46 Katie Remaly Whirlpool 21
#46 Shrawan Kumar Whirlpool 21

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