Top Cities in Alaska 1997
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Anchorage, AK | 43 | 38 |
| #2 | Wasilla, AK | 10 | 9 |
| #3 | Juneau, AK | 6 | 6 |
| #4 | Fairbanks, AK | 5 | 5 |
| #5 | Homer, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #6 | Palmer, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #7 | Ketchikan, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #8 | Dublin, AK | 2 | 1 |
| #9 | Soldotna, AK | 2 | 2 |
| #10 | Big Lake, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #11 | Kenai, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #12 | Kodiak, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #13 | Point Lay, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #14 | Willow, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #15 | Ibstock, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #16 | Koblenzer Straße, AK | 1 | 1 |
| #17 | Sutton, AK | 1 | 1 |
Top Inventors in Alaska 1997
| Rank | Inventor | City | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis M. Hislop | Wasilla | Unknown | 2 |
| 1 | Frank E. Bergren | Anchorage | Atlantic Richfield | 2 |
| 1 | Donald F. Scheve | Anchorage | Atlantic Richfield | 2 |
| 1 | Joey G. Alonso | Anchorage | — | 2 |
| 1 | Dan Williamson | Anchorage | Bioject Medical Technologies | 2 |
| 1 | Keith R. Ferguson | Anchorage | Atlantic Richfield | 2 |
| #7 | Peter Pierre | Wasilla | — | 1 |
| #7 | Elizabeth A. Knapton | Homer | — | 1 |
| #7 | Gregory Scott | Wasilla | Guardian Industries | 1 |
| #7 | Curt Muse | Wasilla | — | 1 |
| #7 | Carey Joe Atkinson | Wasilla | — | 1 |
| #7 | Monica A. Smith | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Juanita Harrah | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Mia La Moureaux | Anchorage | Amazon | 1 |
| #7 | Dorothy S. D. Wilson | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Raj Bhargava | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Robin L. Parker | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Jennifer Tyler | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Miles W. Dean | Anchorage | — | 1 |
| #7 | Robert Glenn Wambolt | Juneau | — | 1 |
| #7 | Eugene Mastej | Juneau | — | 1 |
| #7 | Lawrence C. Eppenbach | Juneau | — | 1 |
| #7 | Janice Buie | Kenai | — | 1 |
| #7 | Gour S. Choudhury | Kodiak | University Of Alaska | 1 |
| #7 | Gary W. Wollrich | Anchorage | — | 1 |