Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bozeman, MT ranks #901 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 141 patents from 78 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bozeman, MT include Igt, Kla-Tencor, Johnson & Johnson. That works out to 2.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 78 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lee E. Cannon Igt 12
2 John P. O'Donovan Igt 10
3 Anatoly Shchemelinin Kla-Tencor 9
#4 William E. Clem Johnson & Johnson 4
#4 Charles Richardson Takeda Vaccines 4
#4 Dale R. Clark Monsanto Technology 4
#4 Stefan Heinemann Abus August Bremicker Söhne Kg 4
#4 David Yakos Unknown 4
#4 Roland Jeffrey Wyatt Interactive Strength 4
#4 Philip A. Sullivan Empire Technology Development 4
#11 Leif Summerfield Elemental Scientific Lasers 3
#11 Thomas S. Vedvick Corixa 3
#11 Thomas R. Foubert Takeda Vaccines 3
#14 David Ronsen 2
#14 John Walsh 2
#14 Michael B. Simmonds Quantum Design 2
#14 William J. Ritter Spark R&Dip Holdings 2
#14 Raymond Robert Kavarsky, Jr. Burton 2
#14 Bryan Steadman Takeda Vaccines 2
#14 Michael Johns Unknown 2
#14 Joel Haynes Takeda Vaccines 2
#22 Myles Watts Watts And Associates 1
#22 Michael Giroux Montana State University 1
#22 Ben McGregor D6 1
#22 Seth Carlstrom 1
#22 Evan Rogers Electro-Optics Technology, Incorporated 1
#22 Robert A. Kincaid Vista Outdoor Operations 1
#22 Shawn Olson 1
#22 Shane Hilliard Electro Scientific Industries 1
#22 Joseph L. Faulhaber Microsoft 1
#22 Bill Clem Electro Scientific Industries 1
#22 Patsi Peterson 1
#22 Martin Albini Cardiac Dimensions 1
#22 Matthew C. Pace Waterous 1
#22 Noel Erwin Palmer WARF 1
#22 Charles Petrie Zymogenetics 1
#22 Paul Gleason Mystery Ranch 1
#22 Tyler Tempero 1
#22 Daniel L. DeFrance Igt 1
#22 Ali T. Alniemi 1
#22 Patrick Maine 1
#22 Donald C. Thelen, Jr. Lattice Semiconductor 1
#22 Tyson C. Joehler Igt 1
#22 Gary A. Strobel The Research And Development Institute At Montana State University 1
#22 Robert F. Bargatze Takeda Vaccines 1
#22 John Hammerman Reflect Scientific 1
#22 Brett Hugh James Baker Microbion 1
#22 Kenneth F. May, Jr. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 1
#22 Ciaran J. O'Connor Elemental Scientific Lasers 1
#22 Christopher Omland Nvoq Incorporated 1

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