Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Montana ranks #44 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 492 patents from 286 inventors across 47 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.

Top Cities in Montana 2025

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Bozeman, MT 189 100
#2 Kalispell, MT 69 34
#3 Missoula, MT 42 27
#4 Hamilton, MT 22 17
#5 Billings, MT 18 12
#6 Big Sky, MT 17 2
#7 Belgrade, MT 15 8
#8 Butte, MT 12 10
#9 Whitefish, MT 12 7
#10 Manhattan, MT 8 6
#11 Columbia Falls, MT 7 3
#12 Glasgow, MT 7 1
#13 Columbus, MT 6 4
#14 Stevensville, MT 5 4
#15 Hysham, MT 5 1
#16 Bigfork, MT 5 4
#17 Corvallis, MT 4 3
#18 Helena, MT 4 4
#19 Shepherd, MT 4 4
#20 Great Falls, MT 3 3
#21 Denton, MT 3 3
#22 Atkins, MT 2 1
#23 Dayton, MT 2 1
#24 East Helena, MT 2 1
#25 Joliet, MT 2 1

Top Inventors in Montana 2025

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Nicholas D. Woodman Big Sky Gopro 15
2 Philippe Armangau Kalispell Emc Ip Holding Company 14
3 David Harriton Missoula Streetcar Orv 10
#4 Stephen Sanford Bozeman Toddy Tech 8
#5 William E. Clem Bozeman Johnson & Johnson 7
#5 Daniel Lipszyc Glasgow Rom Technologies 7
#7 Stephen C. Crouch Bozeman Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 6
#8 Josh Doherty Bozeman Montana Instruments 5
#8 Demri Horton Bozeman Toddy Tech 5
#8 Cullen Craig Keyes Hysham Defiant Engineering 5
#8 John L. Klocke Kalispell Applied Materials 5
#8 Zeb Barber Bozeman Aurora Operations 5
#8 Paul Z. Wirth Kalispell Applied Materials 5
#8 Cody Hubman Bozeman 5
#8 Leo Zugner Bozeman Mattel 5
#16 Mitchell Everts Whitefish Intel 4
#16 Daniel D. Sereday Belgrade Vista Outdoor Operations 4
#16 Christopher J. Michael Belgrade Vista Outdoor Operations 4
#16 David Yakos Bozeman Unknown 4
#16 Emil Kadlec Bozeman Aurora Operations 4
#16 Stefan Heinemann Bozeman Abus August Bremicker Söhne Kg 4
#16 Edward Joseph Angus Bozeman Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 4
#16 Ryan Moore Galloway Bozeman Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 4
#24 Gregory J. Wilson Kalispell Applied Materials 3
#24 William Hastings Billings US Dept of Homeland Security 3

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