Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bozeman, MT ranks #843 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 3,966 patents from 740 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bozeman, MT include Unknown, Igt, Johnson & Johnson. That works out to 74.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 740 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lloyd Berg Unknown 249
2 Lee E. Cannon Igt 96
3 William E. Clem Johnson & Johnson 80
#4 Robert A. Kincaid Vista Outdoor Operations 66
#5 Paul N. Smith Vista Outdoor Operations 65
#6 Stephen C. Crouch Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 62
#7 Gary A. Strobel The Research And Development Institute At Montana State University 57
#8 Thomas S. Vedvick Corixa 53
#9 Anatoly Shchemelinin Kla-Tencor 49
#10 David Yakos Unknown 46
#11 Zeb Barber Aurora Operations 42
#12 Stefan Heinemann Abus August Bremicker Söhne Kg 39
#13 Richard J. Adams Klean Kanteen 38
#14 Ben McGregor D6 37
#15 William Babbitt Montana State University 35
#15 An-I Yeh Unknown 35
#17 Mark A. KOZUBAL The Fynder Group 34
#18 William J. Ritter Spark R&Dip Holdings 32
#18 Stephen Sanford Toddy Tech 32
#18 Charles Petrie Zymogenetics 32
#21 Roland Jeffrey Wyatt Interactive Strength 31
#22 Sean Spillane HP 30
#23 Michael B. Simmonds Quantum Design 29
#23 Dale R. Clark Monsanto Technology 29
#23 David James Woodward Salesforce 29
#23 Edward Joseph Angus Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 29
#27 Frank M. Stewart The Fountainhead Group 28
#27 Michael James Thorpe Bridger Photonics 28
#27 Bruce R. McLeod Life Resonances 28
#30 Charles Richardson Takeda Vaccines 27
#30 Emil Kadlec Aurora Operations 27
#32 John Walsh 26
#33 Joel Haynes Takeda Vaccines 25
#33 John P. O'Donovan Igt 25
#35 Steven Robert Shaw E-Circuit Motors 24
#36 Mark Saunders Autosplice 23
#37 Michelle Milvich Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 22
#38 Randi W. Wytcherley Unknown 20
#38 Thomas R. Foubert Takeda Vaccines 20
#38 Dana W. Gleason Mystery Ranch 20
#41 Adam Weisenstein Zaf Energy Systems, Incorporated 19
#41 Aaron Thomas Kreitinger Bridger Photonics 19
#43 Ryan Moore Galloway Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 18
#43 Maximilian DeVane Hamilton The Fynder Group 18
#45 Jason K. Brasseur Neumann Systems Group 17
#45 Wayne H. Hanson Sunrise Medical Hhg 17
#45 Krishna Rupavatharam Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 17
#45 Robert K. Peterson Texas Instruments 17
#49 Jason Moore Caltech 16
#49 Brock J. LaMeres Agilent Technologies 16

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