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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Manhattan, MT ranks #15,241 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 103 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Manhattan, MT include The Fynder Group, Vista Outdoor Operations, Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc.. That works out to 49.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Richard Eugene Macur The Fynder Group 38
2 Oscar C. Woods Vista Outdoor Operations 16
3 Trenton Berg Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Llc. 8
#4 John E. Proc Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited 4
#4 Bryan BLATT 4
#6 Paul D. Chausse 3
#6 Wiley Christopher Davis 3
#8 Stephan JohnFrancois Morris 2
#8 Lance Hossack 2
#8 Raymond Bradley Melling Unknown 2
#8 Clinton S. King, III Unknown 2
#8 Austin de MaillÉ Intuitive Surgical 2
#13 Matt E. Hess 1
#13 Bill L. Metzger Unknown 1
#13 T. L. Buchanan 1
#13 Scott VanDyke 1
#13 Dimitri Athan Bikos 1
#13 Kristan E. Basta 1
#13 Joel Visser Photodynamic 1
#13 Billy Joe Hess 1
#13 Darin R. Hotvedt Unknown 1
#13 Jason Clary 1
#13 Brent Wayne Hawkins 1
#13 Keith E. Cooksey Montana State University 1
#13 Derrick Emmett Dillon 1
#13 Jonathan Chausse 1
#13 Nathan Blomback 1
#13 Michael Carisch 1
#13 Donavon Cecil Frederickson 1

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