Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 1,614 patents from 964 inventors across 115 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oklahoma 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 305 | 198 |
| #2 | Bartlesville, OK | 196 | 84 |
| #3 | Oklahoma City, OK | 146 | 103 |
| #4 | Duncan, OK | 140 | 58 |
| #5 | Edmond, OK | 94 | 62 |
| #6 | Broken Arrow, OK | 93 | 61 |
| #7 | Owasso, OK | 63 | 32 |
| #8 | Norman, OK | 52 | 42 |
| #9 | Perry, OK | 41 | 17 |
| #10 | Stillwater, OK | 40 | 31 |
| #11 | Moore, OK | 31 | 11 |
| #12 | Claremore, OK | 29 | 20 |
| #13 | Bixby, OK | 24 | 12 |
| #14 | Ponca City, OK | 20 | 14 |
| #15 | Newcastle, OK | 19 | 1 |
| #16 | Coweta, OK | 16 | 11 |
| #17 | Shawnee, OK | 13 | 7 |
| #18 | Sapulpa, OK | 13 | 3 |
| #19 | Muskogee, OK | 12 | 8 |
| #20 | Marlow, OK | 12 | 6 |
| #21 | Chickasha, OK | 11 | 3 |
| #22 | Sallisaw, OK | 10 | 1 |
| #23 | Collinsville, OK | 10 | 6 |
| #24 | Jenks, OK | 9 | 8 |
| #25 | Guthrie, OK | 9 | 7 |