A new study of U.S. patent data shows the Buckeye State ranks among the nation's most innovative.
Ohio ranked No. 8 in the nation based on its total number of filed and granted patents since 1975, with 127,347 total patents, according to a new analysis by Commercial Cafe. In 2019, the state received 208 patents, the analysis found.
Other states included in the top ten are:
- California: 731,705
- New York: 385,138
- Texas: 213,583
- Illinois: 184,166
- New Jersey: 161,218
- Michigan: 159,257
- Massachusetts: 148,944
- Ohio: 127,347
- Pennsylvania: 110,339
- Connecticut: 101,438
Ohio's most prolific inventor is Frederick Shelton, who boasts more than 1,000 patents, according to Commercial Cafe. Shelton is an engineering fellow with Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson medical devices company that's based in Cincinnati.
You can learn more about Shelton's two decade-long career in research and development here.
To view the complete study and its methodology, click here.
