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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Zeeland, MI ranks #1,223 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,735 patents from 350 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Zeeland, MI include Walters Gardens, Gentex, Donnelly. That works out to 478.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 350 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hans A Hansen Walters Gardens 573
2 David J. Cammenga Gentex 132
3 Rodney K. Blank Donnelly 101
#4 Russell O. Blanchard Batts 83
#5 Todd R. Witkowski Gentex 70
#6 Kenneth L. Schierbeek Donnelly 68
#7 Henry A. Luten Gentex 59
#8 Kurtis L. Geerlings Gentex 46
#9 David W. Daugherty, Jr. Higher Ground 45
#10 Mark E. Kramer Donnelly 41
#11 Jason D. Hallack Gentex 39
#12 John A. VanderPloeg Gentex 38
#13 Donald L. Bareman Gentex 37
#14 Gary J. Dozeman Gentex 30
#15 Mark Schoolmeester Steelcase 28
#15 Mario F. Saenger Nayver Gentex 28
#15 Christopher R. Koetje Magna Mirrors Of America 28
#15 Robert L. Beck Herman Miller 28
#19 Howard Daley Gemtron 22
#19 Charles Saylor Haworth 22
#19 Douglas C. Papay Gentex 22
#22 Timothy T. Murphy Whirlpool 21
#22 Robert A. Bredeweg Batts 21
#24 Justin D. Keatley Saf-Holland 19
#24 Donald F. Morgan Batts 19
#24 Cody Jay Holstege Steelcase 19
#27 Michael J. Sims Johnson Controls Technology 18
#27 Bart W. Fox Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. 18
#27 Brian T. Dobrinski Bradford 18
#27 Niels A. Olesen Gentex 18
#31 Frank C. Mello Sara Lee 17
#31 Marc A. Smeyers Gentex 17
#31 Russell L. Clark Prince 17
#31 John Videtich Denso 17
#35 Karl Jager Denso 16
#35 Tod Babick Dsa International 16
#37 Mark Allen Bredeweg Quality Edge 15
#37 Ryan DeWind One Pass Innovators 15
#37 Fritz Huebner Plascore 15
#40 Gregory Allen DeWind One Pass Innovators 14
#40 Everett L. Duester Batts 14
#40 Matthew Ruster Dsa International 14
#43 Derick D. Winkle Pleotint, L.L.C. 12
#43 Randy Len Arendsen Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. 12
#43 Daniel G. McMillan Gentex 12
#46 Crystal Ellis Millerknoll 11
#46 Stephanie Beamer Millerknoll 11
#46 Peter James Keyzer Herman Miller 11
#46 Hillary Petrie Millerknoll 11
#50 Greg Cook Leatherman Tool Group 10

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