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13. A123 Systems LLC: Livonia battery maker
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Jason Forcier, CEO Patents in 2014: 10 Score: 122.85 A123 is a developer of battery technology, mainly for use in automobiles. This is an intellectual...
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14. Duo Security Inc.: Ann Arbor internet software and services company
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Dug Song, CEO Patents in 2014: 4 Score: 122.78 The provider of network authentication software has raised $49 million in venture capital funding. Most recently, it...
View Article15. ZF TRW (TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.): Livonia automotive supplier
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: John Plant, CEO Patents in 2014: 10 Score: 122.77 ZF TRW is the new name of the former TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., which was bought by Friedrichshafen AG for $12.4...
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18. Choon's Design LLC: Wixom leisure products company
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Cheong Choon Ng, president Patents in 2014: 3 Score: 119.00 Choon's Design is the company behind the popular Rainbow Loom bracelet-weaving kits for children. The...
View Article17. Eastman Outdoors Inc.: Flushing leisure products company
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Rob Eastman, CEO and president Patents in 2014: 3 Score: 119.90 For those who have a burning need to stir-fry deer meat in a wok made for the outdoors, Eastman...
View Article19. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.: Detroit automotive supplier
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: David Dauch, CEO Patents in 2014: 10 Score: 116.55 Although American Axle's Detroit operations represent a sparse remnant of what they once were, the automotive...
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20. Henry Ford Health System: Detroit health care system
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Nancy Schlichting, CEO Patents in 2014: 3 Score: 115.97 The 100-year-old Southeast Michigan hospital system talks up innovation in its public marketing and operates a...
View Article21. Trijicon Inc.: Wixom aerospace and defense company
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Stephen Bindon Patents in 2014: 5 Score: 115.66 A maker of gun sights, Trijicon attempts to gain an edge on competitors through R&D and a corresponding accrual of...
View Article22. Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.: Warren automotive supplier
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Richard Wolf, president Patents in 2014: 48 Score: 115.33 Warren-based automotive service business SPX Corp. became Bosch Automotive Service Solutions in 2012 when...
View Article23. Magna Powertrain USA Inc.: Troy automotive supplier
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Jake Hirsch, president Patents in 2014: 4 Score: 113.40 The powertrain subsidiary of Ontario-based Magna International Inc. added to its intellectual property...
View Article24. Altair Engineering Inc.: Troy engineering, software and staffing services...
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: James Scapa, chairman and CEO Patents in 2014: 3 Score: 113.10 Altair's simulation software aids engineers and designers who craft products as well as the...
View Article25. Ilumisys Inc.: Troy LED lighting company
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: David Simon, president Patents in 2014: 14 Score: 112.72 A subsidiary of Altair Engineering Inc., Ilumisys makes LED tubes that can replace fluorescent lights. The...
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Auto, life science companies top patent rankings in Southeast Michigan
Gary Anglebrandt - Automotive suppliers and life sciences companies led the pack in this year's Eureka Index, Crain's annual focus on innovative companies. Many are well known, but some are more under...
View ArticleHow to write a solid patent: Innovators offer tips
Gary Anglebrandt - Mohammed Islam and Tom Lewry present a formidable duo. Islam is a professor of internal medicine and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan. Lewry is a...
View ArticleIntegrated Sensing Systems Inc.: Ypsilanti electronic equipment company makes...
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Nader Najafi, president Patents in 2014: 4 Score: 124.75 The need for intellectual property protection at Integrated Sensing Systems is pretty easy to see, even if...
View ArticleZephyros Inc.: Romeo auto supplier goes on defensive with patents
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Tom Kleino, president Patents in 2014: 17 Score: 122.40 Zephyros Inc. is a patent-holding entity for Romeo-based L&L Products Inc., an automotive supplier....
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Specialty Vehicle Acquisition Corp. dba ASC: Warren auto supplier grows from...
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Joe Bione, president and CEO Patents in 2014: 6 Score: 144.07 A casual researcher would never guess it, but behind Specialty Vehicle Acquisition Corp.'s filings with...
View ArticleMI4Spine LLC: Spine is backbone of Bloomfield Hills business
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Mick Perez-Cruet, CEO Patents in 2014: 3 Score: 131.57 Mick Perez-Cruet already has a full schedule. He is a neurosurgeon at his private practice, the Michigan Head...
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Omni MedSci Inc.: Tech innovator likes to 'play where the puck is going to be'
Gary Anglebrandt - Top executive: Mohammed Islam, founder and CTO Patents in 2014: 3 Score: 149.50 Mohammed Islam could be a poster child for a patenting professional. He's founded six companies based...
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Michigan, U.S. utility patents continue to rise
When Crain’s began publishing its list of the largest Michigan patent recipients, the top 25 recorded a total of 2,064 patents in 2011. And the numbers kept rising over the years, climbing to 2,621 in...
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