Ohio ranks #11 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 12,623 patents from 7,013 inventors across 529 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Ohio 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cincinnati, OH | 1,549 | 733 |
| #2 | Columbus, OH | 487 | 335 |
| #3 | Mason, OH | 380 | 172 |
| #4 | Loveland, OH | 367 | 123 |
| #5 | Akron, OH | 331 | 183 |
| #6 | Cleveland, OH | 260 | 182 |
| #7 | Dublin, OH | 231 | 147 |
| #8 | Sharonville, OH | 220 | 117 |
| #9 | Dayton, OH | 215 | 105 |
| #10 | Solon, OH | 206 | 90 |
| #11 | West Chester, OH | 196 | 50 |
| #12 | Toledo, OH | 167 | 100 |
| #13 | Chagrin Falls, OH | 165 | 88 |
| #14 | Hudson, OH | 147 | 80 |
| #15 | Lebanon, OH | 140 | 52 |
| #16 | Copley, OH | 134 | 65 |
| #17 | Troy, OH | 124 | 47 |
| #18 | Canton, OH | 121 | 67 |
| #19 | Shaker Heights, OH | 118 | 62 |
| #20 | Stow, OH | 113 | 60 |
| #21 | Centerville, OH | 110 | 58 |
| #22 | Lancaster, OH | 96 | 47 |
| #23 | Hamilton, OH | 94 | 57 |
| #24 | Perrysburg, OH | 91 | 61 |
| #25 | Monroe, OH | 90 | 51 |