Table 8: Patents Issued to Residents of the United States

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

TABLE 8: PATENTS ISSUED TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES¹
(FY 2004)

State/Territory	No. for 2004
Total	97,913

Alabama	454
Alaska	58
Arizona	1,746
Arkansas	172
California	22,389
Colorado	2,366
Connecticut	1,760
Delaware	411
District of Columbia	78
Florida	3,144
Georgia	1,504
Hawaii	106
Idaho	1,831
Illinois	3,994
Indiana	1,596
Iowa	771
Kansas	512

State/Territory	No. for 2004
Kentucky	491
Louisiana	428
Maine	161
Maryland	1,517
Massachusetts	4,109
Michigan	4,260
Minnesota	3,178
Mississippi	164
Missouri	961
Montana	144
Nebraska	255
Nevada	482
New Hampshire	699
New Jersey	3,517
New Mexico	394
New York	6,788
North Carolina	2,122
North Dakota	61
Ohio	3,678

State/Territory	No. for 2004
Oklahoma	545
Oregon	1,970
Pennsylvania	3,397
Rhode Island	362
South Carolina	609
South Dakota	89
Tennessee	956
Texas	6,424
Utah	763
Vermont	442
Virginia	1,255
Washington	2,544
West Virginia	116
Wisconsin	2,051
Wyoming	60
Puerto Rico	25
U.S. Pacific Islands²	-
United States³	2
Virgin Islands	2

Notes:

1: Data include utility , plant, design, and reissue patents. (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)

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