Oklahoma ranks #30 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 55,615 patents from 12,736 inventors across 419 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 14.1 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oklahoma All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bartlesville, OK | 9,421 | 1,143 |
| #2 | Tulsa, OK | 8,908 | 2,344 |
| #3 | Duncan, OK | 5,979 | 603 |
| #4 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4,988 | 1,463 |
| #5 | Edmond, OK | 2,348 | 633 |
| #6 | Norman, OK | 2,311 | 626 |
| #7 | Broken Arrow, OK | 2,243 | 587 |
| #8 | Ponca City, OK | 1,731 | 444 |
| #9 | Stillwater, OK | 1,726 | 455 |
| #10 | Owasso, OK | 1,031 | 206 |
| #11 | Claremore, OK | 792 | 228 |
| #12 | Marlow, OK | 582 | 59 |
| #13 | Ardmore, OK | 558 | 110 |
| #14 | Perry, OK | 515 | 85 |
| #15 | Moore, OK | 509 | 95 |
| #16 | Bixby, OK | 494 | 114 |
| #17 | Yukon, OK | 435 | 163 |
| #18 | Sallisaw, OK | 386 | 16 |
| #19 | Newcastle, OK | 358 | 17 |
| #20 | Shawnee, OK | 346 | 64 |
| #21 | Muskogee, OK | 296 | 95 |
| #22 | Chickasha, OK | 294 | 48 |
| #23 | Nowata, OK | 286 | 19 |
| #24 | Sapulpa, OK | 284 | 88 |
| #25 | Bethany, OK | 252 | 49 |