Top Cities in North Dakota 1982
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fargo, ND | 11 | 6 |
| #2 | Mayville, ND | 10 | 10 |
| #3 | Bismarck, ND | 4 | 4 |
| #4 | West Fargo, ND | 3 | 3 |
| #5 | Jamestown, ND | 3 | 3 |
| #6 | Valley City, ND | 2 | 1 |
| #7 | Minot, ND | 2 | 2 |
| #8 | Linton, ND | 2 | 1 |
| #9 | McVille, ND | 2 | 2 |
| #10 | Aneta, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #11 | Bottineau, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Devils Lake, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | Fairmount, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Hankinson, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Kenmare, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Mandan, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Max, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #18 | Medina, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #19 | Mohall, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #20 | Tioga, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #21 | Cranleigh, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #22 | Kanchinakote, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #23 | Napoleon, ND | 1 | 1 |
| #24 | Nußdorf am Inn, ND | 1 | 1 |
Top Inventors in North Dakota 1982
| Rank | Inventor | City | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis M. Maresca | Fargo | Union Carbide | 3 |
| 2 | Donald C. Gates | Fargo | Expertek | 2 |
| 2 | Jay M. Larson | Fargo | Eaton | 2 |
| 2 | Richard B. Carlson | Fargo | Steiger Tractor | 2 |
| 2 | Gerry Kringlie | Valley City | — | 2 |
| 2 | Michael Farrer | Linton | Gould Advance Limited | 2 |
| #7 | Lawrence Johnson | Minot | — | 1 |
| #7 | Warrack G. Willson | Mayville | Energy And Environmental Research Center Foundation | 1 |
| #7 | Michael J. Pierce | Mayville | — | 1 |
| #7 | David P. Desautels | McVille | — | 1 |
| #7 | Darrell Graf | Medina | — | 1 |
| #7 | Hartley Ellingson | Hankinson | Frontier Cooperative | 1 |
| #7 | Jacob Bontrager | Jamestown | — | 1 |
| #7 | Derryl E. Moon | Fairmount | — | 1 |
| #7 | Anton P. Welder | Napoleon | — | 1 |
| #7 | Harry M. Philipenko | Max | — | 1 |
| #7 | Richard N. Hedahl | Bismarck | Fmc | 1 |
| #7 | Vincent S. Buraas | West Fargo | — | 1 |
| #7 | Charles Young | Bismarck | Clark Equipment | 1 |
| #7 | William H. Voegele | Bismarck | — | 1 |
| #7 | James H. Page | Bottineau | Clark Equipment | 1 |
| #7 | Anna M. Ocker | Bismarck | — | 1 |
| #7 | Sherman H. Quanbeck | Aneta | — | 1 |
| #7 | Walter E. Arndt | Fargo | — | 1 |
| #7 | Albert O. Ringdahl | McVille | — | 1 |