Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Helena, MT ranks #10,336 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 191 patents from 89 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Helena, MT include Smithkline Beecham Limited, Sri International, Drake Water Technologies. That works out to 6.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 89 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Allan J. Clarke Smithkline Beecham Limited 17
2 James F. Arnold Sri International 14
3 Ronald N. Drake Drake Water Technologies 11
#4 Michael J. Thiesen Workiva 10
#5 Michael Frandsen Sri International 8
#6 Randy R. Sibbitt Abbott 6
#6 Thomas P. Bovington 6
#8 Ryan C. Jacques Turnkey Solutions 5
#8 Cory Albright Sri International 5
#10 Ralph G. Yuhas Rolscreen 3
#10 William H. Birmingham Rolscreen 3
#10 Shane M. Roach Hrl Laboratories 3
#10 Jason Leo Jacob Davidson 3
#10 Timothy J. Boucher Lockheed Martin 3
#10 James L. Haider 3
#16 Robert J. Kimball 2
#16 Matthew Warrington Loram Technologies 2
#16 Jerald C. Spencer 2
#16 Loren L. Voss 2
#16 Nathan Williams Sri International 2
#16 Frederick Kent Hixson 2
#16 Jeanne Livingstone 2
#16 Tom Bovington 2
#16 Lauren Jewel Evans Workiva 2
#16 Heidi Goldman 2
#16 Vincent Mitchell 2
#16 Brian William Ullman The Boeing 2
#16 Dennis Grisamore 2
#16 A. L. Swanson 2
#16 Christopher Dorrington Integrated Research Associates 2
#16 Jason Paul Helland The Boeing 2
#16 Lowell C. Hanson 2
#33 Peter A. Katzler 1
#33 David J. Piersak 1
#33 Roger P. Donwen 1
#33 Irving D. Walker 1
#33 Danny E. Gunlock 1
#33 Sanna M. Yost 1
#33 Donald L. Briggs 1
#33 Louis LaFontain 1
#33 George W. Bourquin 1
#33 Gary W. Van Gerpen 1
#33 Scott Tanguay Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (Usa) 1
#33 Ann M. Tanke 1
#33 Patrick S. Glueckert 1
#33 George J. Larson 1
#33 Cynthia Beret Hulett 1
#33 William J. Yaeger 1
#33 John Czapranski 1
#33 Diane W. Bayuk 1

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