Top Cities in Montana 1982
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bozeman, MT | 11 | 10 |
| #2 | Billings, MT | 8 | 7 |
| #3 | Missoula, MT | 5 | 5 |
| #4 | Hamilton, MT | 5 | 1 |
| #5 | Butte, MT | 4 | 4 |
| #6 | Belgrade, MT | 3 | 3 |
| #7 | Laurel, MT | 3 | 3 |
| #8 | Browning, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #9 | Choteau, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #10 | Clyde Park, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #11 | Conrad, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Dayton, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | Gildford, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Glendive, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Great Falls, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Hardin, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Havre, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #18 | Kalispell, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Libby, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #20 | Miles City, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #21 | Plentywood, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #22 | Seeley Lake, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Thompson Falls, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Whitefish, MT | 1 | 1 |
| #25 | Darby, MT | 1 | 1 |
Top Inventors in Montana 1982
| Rank | Inventor | City | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David A. Johnson | Hamilton | Corixa | 5 |
| 2 | Earl W. Ostler | Billings | Agri Systems | 2 |
| 2 | Lloyd Berg | Bozeman | Unknown | 2 |
| #4 | Leslie A. Thom | Laurel | — | 1 |
| #4 | Arlin C. Lewis | Libby | — | 1 |
| #4 | Peter V. Meyers | Kalispell | Ametek | 1 |
| #4 | Charles R. Catchpole | Billings | — | 1 |
| #4 | Patricia I. Holstine | Conrad | — | 1 |
| #4 | LeRoy J. Wiederrich | Havre | — | 1 |
| #4 | William John Martin | Belgrade | IBM | 1 |
| #4 | Ronald H. Haugeberg | Glendive | — | 1 |
| #4 | Gary A. Strobel | Bozeman | The Research And Development Institute At Montana State University | 1 |
| #4 | Branislav J. Bilen | Belgrade | — | 1 |
| #4 | Nenad Zrnic | Belgrade | — | 1 |
| #4 | Wayne E. Silcox | Billings | — | 1 |
| #4 | Kenneth D. Heist | Billings | — | 1 |
| #4 | Michael Horton | Billings | Ford | 1 |
| #4 | Helen M. Green | Gildford | — | 1 |
| #4 | Arwood D. Stickney | Missoula | — | 1 |
| #4 | Joseph W. Gorsh | Missoula | USDA | 1 |
| #4 | Randall J. Kappes | Missoula | — | 1 |
| #4 | Roland K. Barner | Bozeman | — | 1 |
| #4 | Douglas R. Brager | Missoula | — | 1 |
| #4 | Edward C. Frederick | Missoula | Nike | 1 |
| #4 | Lee E. Cannon | Bozeman | Igt | 1 |