Rhode Island ranks #37 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 1,129 patents from 584 inventors across 54 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 Rhode Island 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Providence, RI | 234 | 131 |
| #2 | East Greenwich, RI | 100 | 60 |
| #3 | Apponaug, RI | 97 | 12 |
| #4 | Barrington, RI | 62 | 37 |
| #5 | Cumberland, RI | 51 | 23 |
| #6 | Wakefield, RI | 35 | 16 |
| #7 | Johnston, RI | 32 | 7 |
| #8 | Fresno Street, RI | 32 | 23 |
| #9 | Portsmouth, RI | 30 | 24 |
| #10 | Lincoln, RI | 30 | 19 |
| #11 | Saunderstown, RI | 26 | 6 |
| #12 | Charlestown, RI | 26 | 11 |
| #13 | Central Falls, RI | 23 | 14 |
| #14 | Bristol, RI | 22 | 16 |
| #15 | Jamestown, RI | 22 | 5 |
| #16 | West Warwick, RI | 18 | 9 |
| #17 | 47th Avenue Court, RI | 17 | 10 |
| #18 | Foster, RI | 16 | 7 |
| #19 | Wickford, RI | 16 | 7 |
| #20 | Westerly, RI | 16 | 11 |
| #21 | Smithfield, RI | 15 | 4 |
| #22 | South Kingstown, RI | 15 | 10 |
| #23 | West Greenwich, RI | 14 | 11 |
| #24 | Greene, RI | 14 | 6 |
| #25 | Woonsocket, RI | 13 | 7 |