Utility patents granted

407

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Rhode Island

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

45.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

555

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

1,663

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

407

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Rhode Island

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

407▲ 109%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Rhode Island (FRED PATENTUSRIUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

45.9

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

45.9▲ 90%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSRITOTAL) divided by Census resident population (RIPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

555

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$78,393

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

555▲ 22%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Rhode Island, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$78,393▲ 61%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Rhode Island, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

1,663

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

8,056

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

1,663▲ 86%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Rhode Island, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

8,056▲ 32%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Rhode Island, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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