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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Columbus, MT ranks #29,123 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 34 patents from 10 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Columbus, MT include Pipbin, Rival, Td Ip Holdco.. That works out to 18.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–10 of 10 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Scott David Morrison Pipbin 13
2 Valerie Michele Morrison Pipbin 9
3 Kent Williams Rival 4
#4 Russell Nickel 2
#5 Elbert M. Riebold 1
#5 Ralph G. Beer 1
#5 Jerry Prouse 1
#5 Raleigh Ames 1
#5 Heidi Ames 1
#5 E. Janee Williams Weber Td Ip Holdco. 1

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