Top Cities in Idaho 1997
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boise, ID | 484 | 250 |
| #2 | Meridian, ID | 96 | 32 |
| #3 | Idaho Falls, ID | 53 | 43 |
| #4 | Nampa, ID | 36 | 17 |
| #5 | Eagle, ID | 34 | 17 |
| #6 | Troy, ID | 27 | 26 |
| #7 | Kuna, ID | 17 | 1 |
| #8 | Pocatello, ID | 17 | 14 |
| #9 | Twin Falls, ID | 12 | 10 |
| #10 | Lonay, ID | 12 | 1 |
| #11 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 10 | 8 |
| #12 | Tokyo, ID | 9 | 4 |
| #13 | Shanghai, ID | 9 | 1 |
| #14 | Southall, ID | 8 | 1 |
| #15 | Ketchum, ID | 6 | 2 |
| #16 | Blackfoot, ID | 5 | 5 |
| #17 | Caldwell, ID | 5 | 5 |
| #18 | Burley, ID | 5 | 4 |
| #19 | Shizuoka, ID | 5 | 1 |
| #20 | Sandpoint, ID | 4 | 3 |
| #21 | Emmett, ID | 4 | 3 |
| #22 | Harrison, ID | 4 | 4 |
| #23 | Yokohama, ID | 4 | 2 |
| #24 | Hengshan, ID | 4 | 1 |
| #25 | Hansen, ID | 3 | 1 |
Top Inventors in Idaho 1997
| Rank | Inventor | City | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | Boise | Micron | 18 |
| 2 | Monte Manning | Kuna | Micron | 17 |
| 3 | Mark E. Tuttle | Meridian | Micron | 16 |
| #4 | Charles H. Dennison | Meridian | Micron | 15 |
| #5 | Troy A. Manning | Meridian | Micron | 14 |
| #6 | Glen E. Hush | Boise | Micron | 13 |
| #7 | Todd A. Merritt | Boise | Micron | 12 |
| #7 | Warren M. Farnworth | Nampa | Micron | 12 |
| #9 | Salman Akram | Boise | Micron | 9 |
| #9 | Alan G. Wood | Boise | Micron | 9 |
| #9 | Stephen L. Casper | Boise | Micron | 9 |
| #12 | Nanseng Jeng | Boise | Micron | 8 |
| #12 | Mirmajid Seyyedy | Boise | Micron | 8 |
| #12 | Paul S. Zagar | Boise | Micron | 8 |
| #12 | Dean A. Klein | Eagle | Micron | 8 |
| #16 | Brent Keeth | Boise | Micron | 7 |
| #16 | Kirk D. Prall | Boise | Micron | 7 |
| #16 | Manny K. F. Ma | Boise | — | 7 |
| #19 | David A. Cathey | Eagle | Micron | 6 |
| #19 | Douglas L. Voigt | Boise | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 6 |
| #19 | Mark R. Thomann | Boise | Micron | 6 |
| #19 | Brian A. Vaartstra | Nampa | Micron | 6 |
| #19 | Theresa A. Burkes | Meridian | — | 6 |
| #24 | Brett Williams | Boise | Micron | 5 |
| #24 | Lance D. Kirol | Ketchum | Rocky Research | 5 |