Pennsylvania ranks #10 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 12,064 patents from 7,031 inventors across 662 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Pennsylvania 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,170 | 779 |
| #2 | Philadelphia, PA | 620 | 381 |
| #3 | West Chester, PA | 279 | 160 |
| #4 | Erie, PA | 247 | 103 |
| #5 | Bethlehem, PA | 224 | 109 |
| #6 | Yardley, PA | 182 | 80 |
| #7 | Lansdale, PA | 180 | 80 |
| #8 | York, PA | 175 | 84 |
| #9 | Collegeville, PA | 175 | 90 |
| #10 | State College, PA | 175 | 127 |
| #11 | Doylestown, PA | 154 | 104 |
| #12 | Allentown, PA | 151 | 84 |
| #13 | Easton, PA | 141 | 76 |
| #14 | Malvern, PA | 138 | 74 |
| #15 | Downingtown, PA | 137 | 67 |
| #16 | Newtown, PA | 131 | 54 |
| #17 | Lancaster, PA | 129 | 78 |
| #18 | Phoenixville, PA | 122 | 52 |
| #19 | Wayne, PA | 114 | 57 |
| #20 | Harrisburg, PA | 110 | 61 |
| #21 | Wexford, PA | 103 | 54 |
| #22 | King of Prussia, PA | 102 | 58 |
| #23 | Mechanicsburg, PA | 101 | 36 |
| #24 | North Wales, PA | 91 | 51 |
| #25 | Spring House, PA | 89 | 22 |