Table 8: Patents Issued to Residents of the United States

Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2007
Other Accompanying Information

TABLE 8: PATENTS ISSUED TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES¹
(FY 2007)²

State/Territory	2007
Total	94,618

Alabama	386
Alaska	27
Arizona	1,814
Arkansas	151
California	22,888
Colorado	2,071
Connecticut	1,632
Delaware	353
District of Columbia	67
Florida	3,049
Georgia	1,614
Hawaii	83
Idaho	1,478
Illinois	3,795
Indiana	1,350
Iowa	665
Kansas	544

State/Territory	2007
Kentucky	500
Louisiana	293
Maine	133
Maryland	1,435
Massachusetts	3,876
Michigan	3,797
Minnesota	2,992
Mississippi	169
Missouri	858
Montana	123
Nebraska	245
Nevada	451
New Hampshire	609
New Jersey	3,185
New Mexico	313
New York	6,007
North Carolina	1,935
North Dakota	92
Ohio	3,058

State/Territory	2007
Oklahoma	578
Oregon	2,398
Pennsylvania	2,980
Rhode Island	381
South Carolina	588
South Dakota	72
Tennessee	807
Texas	6,316
Utah	790
Vermont	512
Virginia	1,192
Washington	3,822
West Virginia	118
Wisconsin	1,973
Wyoming	57
Puerto Rico	33
Virgin Islands	2
U.S. Pacific Islands³	1
United States⁴	2

Notes:

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

2: FY 2007 data is preliminary. (back to text)

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

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

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