Table 7: Patent Applications Filed by Residents of the United States

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2004
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 7: PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED BY RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES¹
(FY 2004)

DATA IS PRELIMINARY

State/Territory	No. for 2004
Total	217,306

Alabama	705
Alaska	64
Arizona	2,994
Arkansas	304
California	38,585
Colorado	3,590
Connecticut	3,089
Delaware	624
District of Columbia	172
Florida	5,325
Georgia	2,881
Hawaii	169
Idaho	2,332
Illinois	6,118
Indiana	2,104
Iowa	1,069
Kansas	1,038

State/Territory	No. for 2004
Kentucky	810
Louisiana	595
Maine	279
Maryland	2,430
Massachusetts	7,309
Michigan	6,165
Minnesota	4,991
Mississippi	272
Missouri	1,605
Montana	231
Nebraska	408
Nevada	1,026
New Hampshire	1,055
New Jersey	5,676
New Mexico	549
New York	10,214
North Carolina	3,601
North Dakota	123
Ohio	5,369

State/Territory	No. for 2004
Oklahoma	831
Oregon	3,677
Pennsylvania	5,169
Rhode Island	545
South Carolina	1,009
South Dakota	135
Tennessee	1,504
Texas	10,411
Utah	1,424
Vermont	687
Virginia	2,131
Washington	5,825
West Virginia	229
Wisconsin	3,241
Wyoming	112
Puerto Rico	54
Virgin Islands	4
U.S. Pacific Islands²	1
United States³	4
Other⁴	56,442

Notes:

1: Data include utility , plant, design, and reissue applications. (back to text)

2: Represents residents of American Samoa, Guam, and miscellaneous U.S. Pacific Islands. (back to text)

3: No State indicated in database. (back to text)

4: State/Territory information not available. (back to text)

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