Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Star, ID ranks #8,586 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 249 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Star, ID include Micron, Plano Molding Company, Bally Gaming. That works out to 22.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Todd O. Bolken Micron 95
2 Jay Robert Plano Molding Company 13
3 Michael R. Rusnack 12
#4 Daniel Mahoney Bally Gaming 11
#4 Dennis Grieve Gita Green 11
#4 David M. Fisher American Auto-Matrix 11
#7 Kevin V. Keeler 9
#8 Jeff Barrus Micron 7
#8 Ted W. Barnes HP 7
#10 Charles F. Leonard The Boeing 6
#11 Guy M. Givens Micron 5
#12 Michael P. Prenn HP 4
#12 Mitchell J. Mooney onsemi 4
#12 George Bradley Hobbs HP 4
#15 James L. DuBois Astronics Connectivity Systems And Certification 3
#15 CHRISTOPHER A. RODGERS 3
#15 Roger Schutz Lam Research 3
#18 Griffith J. Williams 2
#18 Claude H. Leonard, deceased 2
#18 Andrew Erle Butler 2
#18 Brian D. Griebe HP 2
#18 M. Therese Prenn 2
#18 Harley Hecht Electronic Controls 2
#18 Jonathan Weech 2
#18 Cory Pugh Scentsy 2
#26 Duane A. Coon 1
#26 Dale E. Blake 1
#26 Jonathan S. Olsoe Parker-Hannifin 1
#26 Sheridan Clark Kooyers Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1
#26 Daniel D. Nelson Unknown 1
#26 Todd O. Bolkin Micron 1
#26 Rose E. Wiegley HP 1
#26 Dustin Christopherson Electronic Controls 1
#26 Willet Christopher Howard Unknown 1
#26 Jennifer Bantrell Benz Intuit 1
#26 Shawn Murdock Intuit 1
#26 Corrin H. Hutton 1
#26 Jamison Ross Spencer 1
#26 Burce J. Jackson 1
#26 Linda Rodda HP 1
#26 Clint Low 1
#26 Deuce James Hodgis DuBois HP 1
#26 Theresa G. Silva 1
#26 Kari Rishel HP 1
#26 Patrick F. Donnelly, III HP 1
#26 Kairi Johnston HP 1
#26 Michael Paul Goldston American Semiconductor 1
#26 Harmoko Habibi Roni ITRI 1
#26 Randy Grohs HP 1
#26 Steven G. Mehlberg Bull Hn Information Systems 1

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