Oklahoma ranks #33 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 1,504 patents from 936 inventors across 118 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 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tulsa, OK | 254 | 178 |
| #2 | Duncan, OK | 151 | 56 |
| #3 | Bartlesville, OK | 143 | 63 |
| #4 | Oklahoma City, OK | 136 | 97 |
| #5 | Edmond, OK | 117 | 81 |
| #6 | Norman, OK | 90 | 57 |
| #7 | Broken Arrow, OK | 72 | 53 |
| #8 | Owasso, OK | 57 | 35 |
| #9 | Stillwater, OK | 54 | 40 |
| #10 | Claremore, OK | 28 | 18 |
| #11 | Perry, OK | 19 | 8 |
| #12 | Bixby, OK | 19 | 10 |
| #13 | Chickasha, OK | 18 | 8 |
| #14 | Moore, OK | 18 | 8 |
| #15 | Sallisaw, OK | 17 | 1 |
| #16 | Newcastle, OK | 13 | 1 |
| #17 | Shawnee, OK | 11 | 6 |
| #18 | Ardmore, OK | 11 | 8 |
| #19 | Ponca City, OK | 10 | 9 |
| #20 | Marlow, OK | 9 | 7 |
| #21 | Sapulpa, OK | 8 | 3 |
| #22 | Collinsville, OK | 8 | 5 |
| #23 | Stigler, OK | 8 | 1 |
| #24 | Jenks, OK | 7 | 6 |
| #25 | Skiatook, OK | 7 | 7 |