Pennsylvania ranks #10 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 13,416 patents from 7,529 inventors across 703 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 Pennsylvania 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1,549 | 834 |
| #2 | Philadelphia, PA | 732 | 469 |
| #3 | West Chester, PA | 265 | 160 |
| #4 | State College, PA | 216 | 158 |
| #5 | Erie, PA | 213 | 97 |
| #6 | Bethlehem, PA | 210 | 109 |
| #7 | Yardley, PA | 206 | 79 |
| #8 | Collegeville, PA | 188 | 101 |
| #9 | Allentown, PA | 183 | 102 |
| #10 | Malvern, PA | 176 | 92 |
| #11 | Doylestown, PA | 168 | 104 |
| #12 | Lansdale, PA | 152 | 91 |
| #13 | Newtown, PA | 152 | 66 |
| #14 | York, PA | 147 | 82 |
| #15 | Downingtown, PA | 140 | 70 |
| #16 | Lancaster, PA | 133 | 81 |
| #17 | Phoenixville, PA | 117 | 53 |
| #18 | Wayne, PA | 114 | 57 |
| #19 | Wexford, PA | 112 | 59 |
| #20 | Easton, PA | 105 | 68 |
| #21 | King of Prussia, PA | 103 | 66 |
| #22 | Harleysville, PA | 95 | 57 |
| #23 | Spring House, PA | 94 | 25 |
| #24 | New Hope, PA | 94 | 44 |
| #25 | Exton, PA | 92 | 52 |