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PATENT COUNTS
States and Countries of Origin
Calendar Year 1996
This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast
(TAF) data base, displays calendar year Patent and Trademark Office
(PTO) patent grants by state and country of origin. This report
was prepared on 1/27/97. Separate counts are provided for utility,
design, plant, and reissue patents and for statutory invention
registrations (SIRs). The 'totals' column, as listed in this report,
excludes counts of SIRs.
Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
inventor as displayed on the face of each patent. Patent counts
are broken down by type of patent document issued by the PTO.
Questions regarding this report should be directed to:
(address as of 2/97)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Electronic Information Products
Technology Assessment and Forecast Program
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Washington, DC 20231
tel (703) 306-2600
FAX (703) 306-2737
STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1996 PATENT FILE
MAIL
CODE STATE/COUNTRY UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE TOTALS SIRS
AL ALABAMA 278 57 1 0 336 0
AK ALASKA 36 16 0 0 52 0
AZ ARIZONA 1062 83 2 6 1153 0
AR ARKANSAS 114 47 0 1 162 0
CA CALIFORNIA 10474 1329 107 36 11946 12
CO COLORADO 1178 139 0 3 1320 0
CT CONNECTICUT 1453 228 2 3 1686 0
DE DELAWARE 454 13 0 4 471 1
FL FLORIDA 2083 404 15 4 2506 4
GA GEORGIA 968 166 1 1 1136 0
HI HAWAII 80 23 1 0 104 0
ID IDAHO 364 27 0 1 392 0
IL ILLINOIS 3144 508 12 8 3672 2
IN INDIANA 1278 138 0 1 1417 1
IA IOWA 433 51 0 2 486 0
KS KANSAS 291 54 0 3 348 0
KY KENTUCKY 319 76 0 1 396 0
LA LOUISIANA 400 42 0 2 444 0
ME MAINE 99 15 0 0 114 0
MD MARYLAND 1102 97 4 1 1204 5
MA MASSACHUSETTS 2452 245 6 7 2710 3
MI MICHIGAN 3178 270 0 5 3453 3
MN MINNESOTA 1772 222 0 5 1999 2
MS MISSISSIPPI 137 26 5 0 168 0
MO MISSOURI 655 104 0 2 761 0
MT MONTANA 110 31 0 0 141 0
NE NEBRASKA 167 20 0 0 187 0
NV NEVADA 195 36 0 1 232 0
NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 418 46 0 3 467 0
NJ NEW JERSEY 3093 275 0 8 3376 11
NM NEW MEXICO 225 16 0 1 242 0
NY NEW YORK 5175 614 6 16 5811 5
NC NORTH CAROLINA 1188 255 4 3 1450 4
ND NORTH DAKOTA 62 10 0 0 72 0
OH OHIO 2616 527 5 8 3156 17
OK OKLAHOMA 481 60 0 1 542 0
OR OREGON 772 185 5 3 965 0
PA PENNSYLVANIA 2922 293 3 7 3225 1
RI RHODE ISLAND 235 56 0 0 291 0
SC SOUTH CAROLINA 469 48 0 1 518 0
SD SOUTH DAKOTA 43 6 0 0 49 0
TN TENNESSEE 632 82 0 4 718 0
TX TEXAS 4172 309 1 9 4491 21
UT UTAH 540 59 0 4 603 0
VT VERMONT 254 27 0 1 282 0
VA VIRGINIA 859 104 0 2 965 2
WA WASHINGTON 1142 183 3 2 1330 0
WV WEST VIRGINIA 114 24 0 1 139 0
WI WISCONSIN 1320 197 0 4 1521 0
WY WYOMING 33 12 0 0 45 0
DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 40 2 0 0 42 0
GU GUAM 1 1 0 0 2 0
PR PUERTO RICO 23 2 0 0 25 0
US UNITED STATES 1 2 0 0 3 0
VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISL 1 1 0 0 2 0
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 61107 7863 183 175 69328 94
COUNTRY
CODE STATE/COUNTRY UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE TOTALS SIRS
AG ANTIGUA 2 0 0 0 2 0
AE ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 1 0
AR ARGENTINA 30 2 0 0 32 0
AW ARUBA 1 0 0 0 1 0
AU AUSTRALIA 472 87 7 1 567 0
AT AUSTRIA 361 25 0 0 386 0
AZ AZERBAIJAN 2 0 0 0 2 0
BS THE BAHAMAS 2 1 0 0 3 0
BY BELARUS 4 0 0 0 4 0
BE BELGIUM 488 26 2 0 516 0
BM BERMUDA 1 1 0 0 2 0
BO BOLIVIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
BR BRAZIL 63 6 0 0 69 0
BG BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
CA CANADA 2233 401 0 5 2639 0
KY CAYMAN ISLANDS 3 0 0 0 3 0
CL CHILE 4 0 0 0 4 0
CN CHINA P.REP. 46 2 0 0 48 0
CO COLOMBIA 6 0 0 0 6 0
CK COOK ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1 0
CR COSTA RICA 1 0 5 0 6 0
HR CROATIA 4 0 0 0 4 0
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 5 0 0 0 5 0
CS CZECHOSLOVAKIA 8 1 0 0 9 0
DK DENMARK 241 66 27 0 334 0
EG EGYPT 3 0 0 0 3 0
EE ESTONIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
FI FINLAND 444 9 0 0 453 0
GF FRENCH GUIANA 1 0 0 0 1 0
FR FRANCE 2788 201 18 9 3016 0
DE GERMANY 6817 250 48 9 7124 0
GR GREECE 18 0 0 0 18 0
GT GUATEMALA 2 0 0 0 2 0
HN HONDURAS 1 0 0 0 1 0
HK HONG KONG 88 159 0 0 247 0
HU HUNGARY 43 0 0 0 43 0
IS ICELAND 4 0 0 0 4 0
IN INDIA 35 1 0 0 36 1
ID INDONESIA 1 0 0 1 2 0
IE IRELAND 78 10 0 0 88 0
IL ISRAEL 484 32 7 2 525 0
IT ITALY 1199 179 2 4 1384 0
JM JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 1 0
JP JAPAN 23052 936 9 49 24046 12
JO JORDAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
KE KENYA 2 0 0 0 2 0
KW KUWAIT 2 0 0 0 2 0
KG KYRGYZSTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
LI LIECHTENSTEIN 12 0 0 0 12 0
LU LUXEMBOURG 18 9 0 0 27 0
MO MACAU 1 0 0 0 1 0
MY MALAYSIA 12 12 0 0 24 0
MX MEXICO 39 7 0 0 46 0
MC MONACO 4 2 0 0 6 0
MA MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 1 0
NL NETHERLANDS 797 44 41 3 885 1
NZ NEW ZEALAND 52 23 2 1 78 0
NO NORWAY 139 11 0 0 150 0
PK PAKISTAN 1 1 0 0 2 0
PA PANAMA 1 0 0 0 1 0
PE PERU 3 1 0 0 4 0
PH PHILIPPINES 4 0 0 0 4 0
PL POLAND 15 1 0 0 16 0
PT PORTUGAL 3 1 0 0 4 0
RO ROMANIA 4 0 0 0 4 0
RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION 116 1 0 1 118 0
KN SAINT KITTS & NEVIS 1 0 0 0 1 0
ZA S. AFRICA 111 5 0 0 116 0
SA SAUDI ARABIA 12 0 0 0 12 0
SG SINGAPORE 88 9 0 0 97 0
SK SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
SI SLOVENIA 10 3 0 0 13 0
KR SOUTH KOREA 1493 72 0 2 1567 0
ES SPAIN 157 28 2 0 187 0
LK SRI LANKA 1 1 0 0 2 0
SE SWEDEN 854 115 1 1 971 0
CH SWITZERLAND 1112 74 0 5 1191 1
TW TAIWAN 1897 522 0 0 2419 0
TH THAILAND 11 0 0 0 11 0
TT TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 0 2 0 0 2 0
TR TURKEY 3 0 0 0 3 0
TC TURKS AND CAICOS ISL 1 0 0 0 1 0
SU U.S.S.R. 16 0 0 0 16 0
UA UKRAINE 15 0 0 0 15 0
GB UNITED KINGDOM 2453 202 8 11 2674 0
UY URUGUAY 2 0 0 0 2 0
UZ UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
VE VENEZUELA 25 5 0 0 30 0
YU YUGOSLAVIA 5 1 0 0 6 0
ZW ZIMBABWE 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN 48539 3547 179 104 52369 15
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 61107 7863 183 175 69328 94
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES 109646 11410 362 279 121697 109
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN (%) 44.3% 31.1% 49.4% 37.3% 43.0% 13.8%
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES (%) 55.7% 68.9% 50.6% 62.7% 57.0% 86.2%
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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