Montana — Patent Inventors 2002

Top Cities in Montana 2002

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Kalispell, MT	86	42
#2	Bozeman, MT	59	49
#3	Missoula, MT	29	15
#4	Hamilton, MT	14	12
#5	Butte, MT	10	8
#6	Billings, MT	7	7
#7	Bigfork, MT	6	3
#8	Whitefish, MT	6	4
#9	Philipsburg, MT	6	2
#10	Helena, MT	6	6
#11	Stevensville, MT	5	4
#12	Belgrade, MT	5	5
#13	Florence, MT	4	2
#14	Jefferson City, MT	3	1
#15	Victor, MT	3	3
#16	Anaconda, MT	3	2
#17	Corvallis, MT	2	1
#18	Frenchtown, MT	2	2
#19	Circle, MT	2	2
#20	Manhattan, MT	2	2
#21	Shepherd, MT	2	1
#22	Joliet, MT	2	2
#23	Deer Lodge, MT	2	2
#24	Libby, MT	2	2
#25	Drummond, MT	1	1

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Raymon F. Thompson	Kalispell	Semitool	8
2	Kyle M. Hanson	Kalispell	Semitool	7
3	Daniel J. Woodruff	Kalispell	Semitool	6
3	W. Stan Wilson	Missoula	Advanced Cardiovascular Systems	6
3	John N. Hait	Missoula	Rocky Mountain Research	6
#6	Eric J. Bergman	Kalispell	Semitool	5
#6	Dana P. Hervig	Philipsburg	—	5
#8	Charles Petrie	Bozeman	Zymogenetics	4
#8	Thomas Ritzdorf	Bigfork	Semitool	4
#10	Michael Jolley	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Carlos M. G. Duran	Missoula	International Heart Institute Of Montana Foundation	3
#10	Stephen L. Galbraith	Butte	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	3
#10	William Dubrul	Jefferson City	Artemis Medical	3
#10	Curt Dundas	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Craig P. Meuchel	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Jeffry Davis	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Robert W. Berner	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Brian Aegerter	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Dana Scranton	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#10	Paul R. McHugh	Kalispell	Applied Materials	3
#10	Philip A. Fisher	Florence	AMD	3
#22	John R. Rohde	Whitefish	Safety By Design	2
#22	Ronnie Burchett	Missoula	—	2
#22	Michael B. Simmonds	Bozeman	Quantum Design	2
#22	Rebecca U. Ruefer	Bozeman	—	2