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Bigfork, MT ranks #8,011 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 12 patents from 5 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bigfork, MT include Norand, Applied Materials, Swan Valley Medical Incorporated. That works out to 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–5 of 5 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paul Beard Norand 6
2 Robert B. Moore Applied Materials 3
3 Ronald E. Zook Swan Valley Medical Incorporated 1
3 Ryan W. Johnson Hitachi 1
3 Alicia Hauss 1

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