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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wyandotte, MI ranks #4,002 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 717 patents from 159 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wyandotte, MI include Nike, Henkel Limited, Tapco International. That works out to 28.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 159 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Timothy J. Smith Nike 66
2 Stephen F. Gross Henkel Limited 35
3 Arthur B. Chubb Tapco International 30
#4 Mark Anthony Rockwell Ford 29
#5 Daniel M. Swain Mirror Lite 26
#6 John T. Patton, Jr. Basf Wyandotte 21
#7 Kenneth L. Zack Basf Se 20
#8 Basil Thir Basf Wyandotte 19
#9 David L. Trumbo S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets 18
#9 James Doherty General Motors 18
#11 Carl A. Holley Magic Green 17
#11 James A. Mullins Basf Se 17
#13 Kathleen M. Guiney Basf Se 16
#14 William W. Levis, Jr. Basf Wyandotte 14
#14 Cameron Smyth Ford 14
#16 Richard D. George American Sunroof 13
#16 Eugene Sitzmann Basf Se 13
#18 Kelly Michael Kohlstrand Ford 12
#19 David D. Peters Basf Se 11
#19 Alexander Bartlett Ford 11
#19 Calvin T. Peeler Basf Se 11
#22 Gary A. Deeter Basf Se 10
#23 Michael J. Rench Thrall Car Manufacturing 9
#24 Jay Douglas Blackson Ford 8
#25 Lyle Caillouette Basf Se 7
#25 Michael D. Capracotta Basf Se 7
#25 Glenis Roberts Basf Se 7
#28 Arnol Staggs 6
#28 James Joseph Deininger General Motors 6
#28 Robert Schaaf Basf Wyandotte 6
#28 Nabarun Roy Basf Se 6
#28 John L. Sanok Sheller-Globe 6
#33 John W. Lightsey Dsm Copolymer 5
#33 Jason Nisbett Ford 5
#33 Michael P. Falandino Ford 5
#36 Daniel A. Roulinson Ford 4
#36 Jamie Joseph March Ford 4
#36 Christopher G. Utz Basf Se 4
#36 Frank P. Rauch General Motors 4
#36 Matthew Gerard Lyon Basf Se 4
#41 Richard J. Chowaniec, Jr. John Deere 3
#41 Staci L. Wegener Basf Se 3
#41 Edward W. Cole, III Basf Se 3
#41 Craig D. Schroeder General Motors 3
#41 Kenneth R. Zasadny University of Michigan 3
#41 Luis A. Espada Basf Se 3
#41 Janine Luesing Basf Se 3
#41 Johannes Poppenberg Basf Se 3
#41 Margarita C. Flores 3
#41 James P. Owens Basf Se 3

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