Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,394 patents from 869 inventors across 114 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oklahoma 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 262 | 163 |
| #2 | Bartlesville, OK | 181 | 90 |
| #3 | Duncan, OK | 146 | 58 |
| #4 | Oklahoma City, OK | 112 | 82 |
| #5 | Edmond, OK | 88 | 61 |
| #6 | Owasso, OK | 63 | 33 |
| #7 | Broken Arrow, OK | 60 | 50 |
| #8 | Norman, OK | 56 | 43 |
| #9 | Stillwater, OK | 29 | 23 |
| #10 | Claremore, OK | 25 | 19 |
| #11 | Bixby, OK | 22 | 13 |
| #12 | Sallisaw, OK | 20 | 4 |
| #13 | Sapulpa, OK | 18 | 7 |
| #14 | Ardmore, OK | 17 | 15 |
| #15 | Chickasha, OK | 16 | 7 |
| #16 | Newcastle, OK | 14 | 2 |
| #17 | Moore, OK | 10 | 6 |
| #18 | Coweta, OK | 9 | 7 |
| #19 | Marlow, OK | 9 | 7 |
| #20 | Stigler, OK | 8 | 1 |
| #21 | Collinsville, OK | 7 | 7 |
| #22 | Blanchard, OK | 7 | 7 |
| #23 | Jenks, OK | 7 | 6 |
| #24 | Tonkawa, OK | 7 | 1 |
| #25 | Yukon, OK | 7 | 6 |