Ohio ranks #11 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 11,417 patents from 6,556 inventors across 534 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.0 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Ohio 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cincinnati, OH | 1,311 | 727 |
| #2 | Columbus, OH | 452 | 291 |
| #3 | Akron, OH | 346 | 152 |
| #4 | Mason, OH | 333 | 150 |
| #5 | Loveland, OH | 316 | 132 |
| #6 | Cleveland, OH | 247 | 163 |
| #7 | Solon, OH | 232 | 79 |
| #8 | Dublin, OH | 212 | 136 |
| #9 | Dayton, OH | 183 | 86 |
| #10 | West Chester, OH | 158 | 49 |
| #11 | Sharonville, OH | 157 | 91 |
| #12 | Troy, OH | 126 | 44 |
| #13 | Toledo, OH | 123 | 79 |
| #14 | Shaker Heights, OH | 120 | 64 |
| #15 | Perrysburg, OH | 112 | 59 |
| #16 | Chagrin Falls, OH | 108 | 61 |
| #17 | Medina, OH | 103 | 63 |
| #18 | Hudson, OH | 103 | 64 |
| #19 | Lebanon, OH | 102 | 56 |
| #20 | Centerville, OH | 99 | 49 |
| #21 | North Canton, OH | 95 | 67 |
| #22 | Powell, OH | 92 | 65 |
| #23 | Copley, OH | 91 | 54 |
| #24 | Cleveland Heights, OH | 90 | 61 |
| #25 | Canton, OH | 89 | 55 |