Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Williamston, MI ranks #6,546 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 372 patents from 97 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Williamston, MI include Magna Electronics, University of Michigan, Ai Medical Devices. That works out to 97.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 97 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Matthew C. Sesti Magna Electronics 66
2 Richard R. Lunt University of Michigan 35
3 John Schwartz Ai Medical Devices 15
3 Dean Garza Dart Container 15
#5 Phillip Przybylo Ford 13
#6 Craig M. Sawdon General Motors 12
#7 Jason T. Davis General Motors 11
#8 Donald Penner Michigan State University 10
#8 James E. Struble 10
#8 Michael J. Sweers Toyota 10
#11 Martha H. Mulks Board Of Trustees Operating Michigan State University 8
#12 Thomas Bayerl Sprint Communications 7
#12 Michael Hetherington P.I. Engineering 7
#12 Skylar C. Watson Toyota 7
#15 Floyd G. Goodman 6
#16 James Ray Miller Board Of Trustees Operating Michigan State University 5
#16 William D. Schall University of Michigan 5
#16 Trent K. English Therabody 5
#19 Curtis L. Carpenter Centurion Medical Products 4
#19 Timothy J. Braman General Motors 4
#19 Ruth A. Vrable Michigan State University 4
#19 Robert Couturier 4
#19 Christina D. DiFonzo Michigan State University 4
#24 Edward J. Rothwell Board Of Trustees Operating Michigan State University 3
#24 Kelley Kuehne Medline Industries, Lp 3
#24 Gary R. Van Ee Michigan State University 3
#24 Bert E. Baker, Jr. Baker Group, Llp 3
#24 Theodore P. Konieczny General Motors 3
#24 Daniel K. Davis General Motors 3
#24 Raymond N. Fink Hoffmann-La Roche 3
#24 William Hamilton 3
#24 Derril A. Loe General Motors 3
#33 Ricky Jay Jackson 2
#33 Bryan F. Hacker General Motors 2
#33 Daniel L. Grooms Michigan State University 2
#33 Terence L. Meehan General Motors 2
#33 Larry D. Bacon Department Of Agriculture 2
#33 Thomas Robert Kugler The Gsi Group 2
#33 Lyman B. Crittenden Private Secretary 2
#33 Marvin H. Johnson 2
#33 Gasper J. Palazzolo Collins & Aikman Plastics 2
#33 Kelly Kuehne Medline Industries, Lp 2
#33 Katherine S. English 2
#33 Nancy M. Ham Ciba-Geigy 2
#33 John T. Bauer Medline Industries, Lp 2
#46 Timothy J. Candy Delco Electronics 1
#46 Robert B. Sawdon Cemen Tech 1
#46 Lawrence F. Schmida Eaton 1
#46 Robert T. Kon 1
#46 Richard J. Achtenberg Takata 1

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