Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bozeman, MT ranks #961 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 142 patents from 84 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bozeman, MT include Monsanto Technology, Kla-Tencor, Unknown. That works out to 2.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 84 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dale R. Clark Monsanto Technology 8
1 Anatoly Shchemelinin Kla-Tencor 8
3 David Yakos Unknown 7
#4 Robert A. Kincaid Vista Outdoor Operations 5
#4 Lee E. Cannon Igt 5
#6 Paul N. Smith Vista Outdoor Operations 4
#6 William J. Ritter Spark R&Dip Holdings 4
#8 Stephen Sanford Toddy Tech 3
#8 Stefan Heinemann Abus August Bremicker Söhne Kg 3
#8 Steven Robert Shaw E-Circuit Motors 3
#8 Roland Jeffrey Wyatt Interactive Strength 3
#12 Robert A. Kinzle Ppg Architectural Finishes 2
#12 Ross Walker Unknown 2
#12 William Babbitt Montana State University 2
#12 Joel R. Switzer Toddy Tech 2
#12 Thomas R. Foubert Takeda Vaccines 2
#12 Gary A. Strobel The Research And Development Institute At Montana State University 2
#12 Andrew Duncan Evertz Microsystems 2
#12 John P. O'Donovan Igt 2
#12 David Schiff Bing Innovations, L.L.C. 2
#12 Timothy Stefan Proppant Express Solutions 2
#12 Charles Richardson Takeda Vaccines 2
#12 John Walsh 2
#12 Andrew Logan Perkins Natural Gas Solutions North America 2
#12 Michael C. Monaghan Beartooth Radio 2
#12 William E. Clem Johnson & Johnson 2
#12 Jason Moore Caltech 2
#28 Michael B. Simmonds Quantum Design 1
#28 Aaron Thomas Kreitinger Bridger Photonics 1
#28 Jeroen Sebastian Cranendonk Workiva 1
#28 Michael J. Ellig 1
#28 Dan Griffing Montana Instruments 1
#28 Andrew Beddoe K-2 1
#28 Casey Dodge Alpha Dominche Holdings 1
#28 Cody Wenzel Oracle 1
#28 Justin Buchanan Fluidyne 1
#28 Benjamin Echols Workiva 1
#28 Dominic J. Frost Workiva 1
#28 Scott Joseph D'Agostino Proppant Express Solutions 1
#28 Timothy T. Merica Unknown 1
#28 Grant Nelson Workiva 1
#28 Ben Fisher Ab Initio Technology 1
#28 Matthew R. Trebella C.R. Bard 1
#28 Blake Buechler 1
#28 Michael James Thorpe Bridger Photonics 1
#28 Michael T. Tessmer Igt 1
#28 Philip A. Sullivan Empire Technology Development 1
#28 Frederic T. Barrows USDA 1
#28 Jerry L. Byrd Igt 1
#28 Mark John D'Agostino Proppant Express Solutions 1

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