Wisconsin ranks #18 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 7,598 patents from 4,392 inventors across 370 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Wisconsin 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Madison, WI | 941 | 579 |
| #2 | Milwaukee, WI | 458 | 237 |
| #3 | Appleton, WI | 244 | 138 |
| #4 | Waukesha, WI | 203 | 123 |
| #5 | Sheboygan, WI | 197 | 84 |
| #6 | Middleton, WI | 163 | 87 |
| #7 | Neenah, WI | 154 | 87 |
| #8 | Wauwatosa, WI | 145 | 81 |
| #9 | Racine, WI | 138 | 75 |
| #10 | Oshkosh, WI | 130 | 74 |
| #11 | Brookfield, WI | 128 | 71 |
| #12 | Hudson, WI | 112 | 70 |
| #13 | Mequon, WI | 105 | 56 |
| #14 | Pewaukee, WI | 99 | 49 |
| #15 | Oconomowoc, WI | 94 | 57 |
| #16 | Verona, WI | 91 | 50 |
| #17 | Kenosha, WI | 91 | 59 |
| #18 | Oak Creek, WI | 88 | 44 |
| #19 | New Berlin, WI | 87 | 54 |
| #20 | Fitchburg, WI | 82 | 49 |
| #21 | Fond du Lac, WI | 81 | 46 |
| #22 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 75 | 48 |
| #23 | Hartford, WI | 74 | 40 |
| #24 | Grafton, WI | 74 | 41 |
| #25 | Franklin, WI | 72 | 37 |