Maine ranks #42 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 761 patents from 432 inventors across 119 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Maine 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fryeburg, ME | 167 | 101 |
| #2 | Portland, ME | 50 | 35 |
| #3 | Kennebunk, ME | 33 | 12 |
| #4 | Rockport, ME | 22 | 4 |
| #5 | Falmouth, ME | 22 | 12 |
| #6 | York, ME | 18 | 9 |
| #7 | Scarborough, ME | 17 | 13 |
| #8 | South Berwick, ME | 17 | 7 |
| #9 | Kennebunkport, ME | 17 | 2 |
| #10 | Yarmouth, ME | 15 | 5 |
| #11 | Boothbay Harbor, ME | 15 | 1 |
| #12 | Wells, ME | 14 | 6 |
| #13 | Gray, ME | 14 | 5 |
| #14 | Saco, ME | 12 | 9 |
| #15 | Windham Center, ME | 11 | 2 |
| #16 | Gorham, ME | 11 | 8 |
| #17 | North Berwick, ME | 11 | 5 |
| #18 | Bangor, ME | 10 | 7 |
| #19 | Sanford, ME | 10 | 9 |
| #20 | Berwick, ME | 9 | 3 |
| #21 | Arundel, ME | 8 | 3 |
| #22 | Waterboro, ME | 8 | 5 |
| #23 | South Portland, ME | 8 | 7 |
| #24 | Gang H. Suhalim, ME | 7 | 2 |
| #25 | Alfred, ME | 7 | 3 |