Idaho ranks #27 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 73,264 patents from 8,810 inventors across 174 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 39.8 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Idaho All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boise, ID | 45,192 | 3,546 |
| #2 | Meridian, ID | 6,590 | 654 |
| #3 | Idaho Falls, ID | 3,346 | 822 |
| #4 | Nampa, ID | 3,011 | 306 |
| #5 | Eagle, ID | 2,936 | 278 |
| #6 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1,094 | 186 |
| #7 | Pocatello, ID | 1,064 | 296 |
| #8 | Troy, ID | 1,058 | 284 |
| #9 | Kuna, ID | 808 | 87 |
| #10 | Twin Falls, ID | 792 | 257 |
| #11 | Caldwell, ID | 493 | 122 |
| #12 | Ketchum, ID | 345 | 71 |
| #13 | Sandpoint, ID | 329 | 87 |
| #14 | Hayden, ID | 321 | 61 |
| #15 | Rexburg, ID | 292 | 82 |
| #16 | Rigby, ID | 256 | 76 |
| #17 | Star, ID | 249 | 50 |
| #18 | Emmett, ID | 239 | 36 |
| #19 | Burley, ID | 223 | 66 |
| #20 | Blackfoot, ID | 218 | 96 |
| #21 | Hailey, ID | 211 | 54 |
| #22 | Middleton, ID | 190 | 43 |
| #23 | Rathdrum, ID | 170 | 42 |
| #24 | Shelley, ID | 157 | 43 |
| #25 | Garden City, ID | 157 | 24 |
Top Inventors in Idaho All Time
| Rank | Inventor | City | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | Boise | Micron | 1,397 |
| 2 | Warren M. Farnworth | Nampa | Micron | 778 |
| 3 | Salman Akram | Boise | Micron | 726 |
| #4 | Alan G. Wood | Boise | Micron | 399 |
| #5 | David R. Hembree | Boise | Micron | 366 |
| #6 | Brent Keeth | Boise | Micron | 333 |
| #7 | Troy A. Manning | Meridian | Micron | 321 |
| #8 | Chandra Mouli | Boise | Micron | 320 |
| #9 | David J. Corisis | Nampa | Micron | 312 |
| #10 | Sanh D. Tang | Boise | Micron | 306 |
| #11 | Charles H. Dennison | Meridian | Micron | 295 |
| #12 | Haitao Liu | Boise | Micron | 293 |
| #13 | Fabio Pellizzer | Boise | Micron | 289 |
| #14 | Kunal R. Parekh | Boise | Micron | 287 |
| #15 | Dean A. Klein | Eagle | Micron | 281 |
| #16 | Mark E. Tuttle | Meridian | Micron | 279 |
| #17 | John D. Hopkins | Meridian | Micron | 247 |
| #18 | Glen E. Hush | Boise | Micron | 244 |
| #19 | Werner Juengling | Meridian | Micron | 240 |
| #20 | Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy | Boise | Micron | 237 |
| #21 | Scott E. Sills | Boise | Micron | 236 |
| #22 | Kirk D. Prall | Boise | Micron | 225 |
| #23 | Luan C. Tran | Meridian | Micron | 217 |
| #24 | Yongjun Jeff Hu | Boise | Micron | 214 |
| #25 | Kyle K. Kirby | Eagle | Micron | 213 |