TABLE 8: PATENTS ISSUED TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

TABLE 8: PATENTS ISSUED TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES1 (FY 2008)2 State/Territory 2008 Total 91,843   Alabama    365 Alaska     28 Arizona  1,847 Arkansas    168 California 22,122 Colorado  1,848 Connecticut  1,586 Delaware    369 District of Columbia     68 Florida  2,904 Georgia  1,560 Hawaii    109 Idaho  1,245 Illinois  3,577 Indiana  1,268 Iowa      634 Kansas      537 State/Territory 2008 Kentucky    481 Louisiana    316 Maine    137 Maryland  1,458 Massachusetts  3,908 Michigan  3,537 Minnesota  2,903 Mississippi    162 Missouri    785 Montana    135 Nebraska    222 Nevada    484 New Hampshire    541 New Jersey  3,172 New Mexico    292 New York  5,942 North Carolina  2,163 North Dakota       74 Ohio    3,085 State/Territory 2008 Oklahoma    512 Oregon  2,130 Pennsylvania  2,823 Rhode Island    302 South Carolina    517 South Dakota     56 Tennessee    769 Texas  6,106 Utah    713 Vermont    512 Virginia  1,165 Washington  4,059 West Virginia     90 Wisconsin  1,983 Wyoming     42 Puerto Rico     21 Virgin Islands      5 U.S. Pacific Islands3      4 United States4      2 Notes: 1: Data include utility, plant, design, and reissue patents. (back to text) 2: FY 2008 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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