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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Whitefish, MT ranks #9,727 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 9 patents from 8 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Whitefish, MT include Applied Materials, Intel, Kitty Hawk. That works out to 1.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–8 of 8 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Marvin L. Bernt Applied Materials 2
2 Bryan Cook Intel 1
2 Dean G. Grommet 1
2 Paul Van Valkenburg Applied Materials 1
2 Jim Bungener Kitty Hawk 1
2 Trevor B. Ames R&B Leasing 1
2 James B. French, Jr. Western Digital Technologies 1
2 Ronald David Brost Ford 1

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