Montana — Patent Inventors 2003

Top Cities in Montana 2003

Rank	City	Patents	Inventors
#1	Kalispell, MT	83	37
#2	Bozeman, MT	73	53
#3	Missoula, MT	16	11
#4	Billings, MT	13	9
#5	Florence, MT	10	3
#6	Bigfork, MT	9	4
#7	Hamilton, MT	8	6
#8	Philipsburg, MT	6	1
#9	Whitefish, MT	6	5
#10	Nanhu, MT	6	1
#11	Belgrade, MT	5	4
#12	Jefferson City, MT	4	1
#13	Glasgow, MT	3	1
#14	Dillon, MT	3	3
#15	Helena, MT	3	3
#16	Butte, MT	3	3
#17	Marion, MT	3	1
#18	Beit She'arim, MT	3	1
#19	Columbus, MT	2	2
#20	Deer Lodge, MT	2	2
#21	Lewistown, MT	2	1
#22	Plentywood, MT	2	2
#23	Ronan, MT	2	2
#24	Wolf Point, MT	2	1
#25	Aberdeen, MT	2	1

Rank	Inventor	City	Company	Patents
1	Kyle M. Hanson	Kalispell	Semitool	8
1	Philip A. Fisher	Florence	AMD	8
3	Thomas S. Vedvick	Bozeman	Corixa	7
#4	Thomas Ritzdorf	Bigfork	Semitool	6
#4	Dana P. Hervig	Philipsburg	—	6
#6	LeRoy Payne	Billings	Bayer Healthcare	5
#6	Daniel J. Woodruff	Kalispell	Semitool	5
#6	W. Stan Wilson	Missoula	Advanced Cardiovascular Systems	5
#6	Jeffry Davis	Kalispell	Semitool	5
#6	Eric J. Bergman	Kalispell	Semitool	5
#6	Raymon F. Thompson	Kalispell	Semitool	5
#12	William E. Clem	Bozeman	Johnson & Johnson	4
#12	Robert W. Batz, Jr.	Kalispell	Semitool	4
#12	William Dubrul	Jefferson City	Artemis Medical	4
#12	Lyndon Graham	Kalispell	Semitool	4
#16	Kert Dolechek	Kalispell	Semitool	3
#16	Earl C. Herleikson	Marion	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	3
#16	Gregory J. Wilson	Kalispell	Applied Materials	3
#16	John Carey	Glasgow	—	3
#16	Paul R. McHugh	Kalispell	Applied Materials	3
#16	David H. Hurley	Kalispell	Japan Science And Technology	3
#22	Jay Wilkins	Belgrade	Electro Scientific Industries	2
#22	Ronnie Burchett	Missoula	—	2
#22	Thomas H. Oberlitner	Kalispell	Semitool	2
#22	Philip C. Cory	Bozeman	—	2