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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Utica, MI ranks #2,516 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,233 patents from 298 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Utica, MI include General Motors, Trw Vehicle Safety Systems, Borgwarner. That works out to 235.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 298 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Donald K. Grimm General Motors 147
2 Scott B. Gentry Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 52
3 Joseph F. Mazur Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 46
#4 Donovan L. Dibble General Motors 36
#5 Paul E. Lamarche Borgwarner 27
#6 Thomas L. Gibson General Motors 22
#7 Roy O. Erickson, Jr. Rexair 19
#7 Hitan Kamdar General Motors 19
#9 Peter H. Burgher Marelco Power Systems 17
#10 Hans J. Borlinghaus General Motors 16
#10 Michael F. Matouka General Motors 16
#10 Malakondaiah Naidu Delphi Technologies 16
#13 Richard J. Klein, II University Of Northern Iowa Research Foundation 15
#14 Richard J. Foukes Basf Se 14
#15 Charles H. Bennett IBM 13
#15 Graydon J. Choinski Indian Head Industries 13
#17 Thomas A. Radomski General Motors 12
#18 Christopher M. Thrush Delphi Technologies 11
#18 Gary J. Todd 11
#20 Theodore A. Jackson Cadillac Gage 10
#20 Sivakumar Ramasamy Newfrey 10
#20 Marvin J. Schwenke Allen-Bradley Company 10
#20 Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad American Axle & Manufacturing 10
#24 David A. Bernhardt Davalor Mold 9
#24 Edmond B. Cicotte 9
#24 Anthony J. Monte US Army 9
#24 James M. Kumkoski Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 9
#24 Earl J. Braxton 9
#24 Raymond M. Genick, II Newfrey 9
#24 Mark J Poublon Daimlerchrysler Ag 9
#31 Donald J. Pozniak General Motors 8
#31 Michael J. Konn L&P Property Management 8
#31 Timothy P. O'Brien Micron 8
#31 Gary J. Patterson General Motors 8
#31 Keith Brantley 8
#31 Charles J. Redinger Daimlerchrysler Ag 8
#31 Stephen C. Peng E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 8
#38 Martin J. Neumeyer Am General 7
#38 Richard A. Schell General Motors 7
#38 Ronald R. Matheson Auto/Con 7
#38 Jeffrey C. Synor Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 7
#38 Walter J. Wieczerniak Omi International 7
#38 Regis V. Pilarski General Motors 7
#38 Buddie R. Dotter, II Energy Conversion Devices 7
#38 Romeo R. Witherspoon General Motors 7
#38 James Tarne Visteon Global Technologies 7
#38 Michael W. Weglarz Chrysler Group 7
#38 Harley L. Kapanka Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 7
#49 Constantinos A. Koromilas General Motors 6
#49 John Swiatek Unknown 6

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