Table 8: Patents Issued to Residents of the United States

Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2006
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 8: PATENTS ISSUED TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES¹
(FY 2006)

State/Territory	2006
Total	96,174

Alabama	392
Alaska	44
Arizona	1,793
Arkansas	189
California	23,579
Colorado	2,218
Connecticut	1,790
Delaware	353
District of Columbia	66
Florida	3,129
Georgia	1,596
Hawaii	81
Idaho	1,611
Illinois	3,808
Indiana	1,437
Iowa	729
Kansas	516

State/Territory	2006
Kentucky	437
Louisiana	367
Maine	158
Maryland	1,467
Massachusetts	4,089
Michigan	3,913
Minnesota	3,034
Mississippi	143
Missouri	775
Montana	116
Nebraska	218
Nevada	471
New Hampshire	638
New Jersey	3,414
New Mexico	313
New York	6,075
North Carolina	2,172
North Dakota	70
Ohio	3,123

State/Territory	2006
Oklahoma	557
Oregon	2,366
Pennsylvania	2,992
Rhode Island	333
South Carolina	633
South Dakota	74
Tennessee	754
Texas	6,345
Utah	745
Vermont	459
Virginia	1,154
Washington	3,253
West Virginia	107
Wisconsin	1,987
Wyoming	57
Puerto Rico	28
Virgin Islands	4
U.S. Pacific Islands²	-
United States³	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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