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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Polson, MT ranks #15,926 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 96 patents from 37 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Polson, MT include Jore, Boulder Wind Power, Lurgi Gmbh. That works out to 18.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–37 of 37 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nathan C. Cantlon Jore 23
2 James David Duford Boulder Wind Power 10
3 Michael A. Kvam Boulder Wind Power 9
3 James D. Jore Boulder Wind Power 9
#5 David J. Tacke 3
#5 Max-Michael Weiss Lurgi Gmbh 3
#5 Daniel Albert Gabig 3
#8 Daniel Pride Mediaone Group 2
#8 Arlen Wisseman 2
#8 Richard Samuel Kreidel Hanchett Entry Systems 2
#8 Wayne Sicz 2
#8 Robert Gryphon E.Piphany 2
#8 Fletcher Webster Brown, III Marine Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. 2
#14 Elwood R. Joy 1
#14 Edwin R. Wing, Jr. 1
#14 John W. Frazer 1
#14 Terry L. Lanes 1
#14 Stanley Petersen 1
#14 Carl Seifert 1
#14 Carl A. Siefert 1
#14 John E. Linstrom 1
#14 Lewis Wright Sporian Microsystems 1
#14 Rod McNeil Marine Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. 1
#14 Laurie Ann Rathe Marine Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. 1
#14 Patricia Ann Dellwo Marine Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. 1
#14 Arno James Moore Marine Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. 1
#14 Joseph Grenier Browning Marine Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. 1
#14 Keenan Zimmerman 1
#14 Dustin Troy Castleberry 1
#14 Clint Henriksen Jore 1
#14 Thomas L. Tope Unknown 1
#14 Vance Carolin 1
#14 Nathan C. Canthon Jore 1
#14 Kody Ensley NASA 1
#14 Leon J. Stevens Adelos 1
#14 Trey Michael Fisher 1
#14 Chad Komlofske 1

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