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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)


Patenting Trends in the United States
Whole Counts

PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Parts of the Report

Description of the Report
Report Printing and Use of Spreadsheet Software

PART A1 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant

PART A2 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

CONTACT INFORMATION -

Patenting Trends in the United States
Whole Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Description of the Report

This report counts only documents of the following type(s):
utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention")
granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the period 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008. These profiled documents hereafter will be referred to as "patents".


PATENTS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Report profiles patent activity for U.S. patents granted between 01/01/1963 and 12/31/2008. The source of the data used for this report is the TAF database maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.


PARTS A1 AND A2 (IF INCLUDED)

Parts A1 and A2, if included, present tables which profile, by patent number, the activity of the specified patents. Annual totals may be provided for some years and a consolidated year total also may be provided. Part A1 presents data by year of patent grant ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Grant"). Part A2 redistributes patent grant data by year of patent application, i.e., the year in which each patent application was filed ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Application"). Patent data as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year) correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".

In Tables A1-a and A2-a, the totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Separate counts are displayed for many of the foreign countries receiving the most granted patents during the period. In Tables A1-b and A2-b, patent counts are displayed according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned.

Patent ownership information reflects ownership at the time of patent grant and does not include subsequent changes in ownership. If more than one assignee (owner entity) was declared at the time of grant, the patent is attributed to the first-named assignee. The U.S. and Foreign Corporations ownership categories count predominantly corporate patents; however, patents assigned to other organizations such as small businesses, nonprofit organizations, universities, etc. are also included in this category. While U.S. Government patent ownership includes only patents granted to the Federal Government, no such distinction is made for Foreign Government ownership patents.

Please note that U.S. origin patents may have foreign category ownership and that foreign origin patents may have U.S. category ownership. Therefore, the patents having U.S.category ownership (or foreign category ownership) do not necessarily correspond to the patents having U.S. origin (or foreign origin) and the sum of U.S. category ownership patents (or foreign category ownership patents) will not equal the sum of U.S. origin patents (or foreign origin patents).

Also, please note that patent documents in the TAF database are limited to utility patents granted no earlier than January 1963 and to other document types (i.e., design, plant, and reissue patents, statutory invention registrations, and defensive publications) granted no earlier than 1977.


Patent data, as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year), correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".


DATA DISTRIBUTION BY YEAR OF GRANT AND BY YEAR OF APPLICATION

Other Considerations

DATA FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE FILED BUT NEVER ISSUED (ROUGHLY 34% OF TOTAL FILINGS) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.

Since the average time period between filing for a patent and the issuing of the patent (i.e., the patent's "pendency") is now about 32 months (for utility patents), the patent grant data, as distributed by year of application, are incomplete for the most recent years that are displayed in the report.* This is because a significant number of those applications which ultimately will become patents were still pending as of these most recent years that are displayed.

Patented application data are of significant value since the date an application was filed more accurately reflects when the technology was developed. Additionally, fluctuations in data based on application date are much more likely to reflect changes in technological activity since, for the most part, such fluctuations would be immune from changes in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processing such as occurred in years such as 1986 and 2005 when the USPTO issued fewer patents than would have normally been expected due to administrative reasons. Note that a patent's "pendency" can be quite variable from one patent to another, thereby affecting the date of patent grant. Such variation in pendency is determined by many factors, including PTO workload (which varies between technologies), budget and manpower levels, patent printing schedules, etc. Please note that other types of patent documents such as design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, statutory invention registrations,and defensive publications may have average pendency periods that differ somewhat from the pendency period for utility patents.

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* For example, in a report profiling utility patents granted through December 2008, patent grant data, as distributed by year of application are approximately 98% complete for utility patent applications filed in 2000, 93% complete for applications filed in 2001, 90% complete for applications filed in 2002, 78% complete for applications filed in 2003, 60% complete for applications filed in 2004, 37% complete for applications filed in 2005, and 17% complete for applications filed in 2006; data are essentially complete for applications filed prior to 2000.


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Patenting Trends in the United States
Whole Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A1
Tables A1-a and A1-b
NAICS 312. BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A1-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A1-b)

Table A1-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   140 148 151 163 175 184 212 207 273 309 259 272 310 321 251 210 163 239 262 204 194 176 223 177 206 201 327 267 283 269 248 206 217 226 219 260 381 365 320 340 277 265 134 182 150 103 10669
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   111 125 120 136 140 152 161 147 203 245 193 191 201 216 166 126 103 146 157 121 113 96 135 114 128 108 169 132 168 144 149 131 133 127 129 151 203 214 198 181 152 135 62 96 91 59 6678
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   29 23 31 27 35 32 51 60 70 64 66 81 109 105 85 84 60 93 105 83 81 80 88 63 78 93 158 135 115 125 99 75 84 99 90 109 178 151 122 159 125 130 72 86 59 44 3991
ALABAMA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 17
ALASKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ARIZONA   1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 26
ARKANSAS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 11
CALIFORNIA   13 15 15 17 13 16 21 13 19 22 18 17 27 21 17 18 15 22 14 13 8 11 12 15 7 17 19 11 20 10 11 13 11 13 16 14 15 23 16 20 17 11 6 8 6 6 682
COLORADO   0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 6 3 4 1 8 2 0 1 2 0 64
CONNECTICUT   2 6 4 1 4 6 7 2 6 12 4 8 7 8 5 1 1 5 5 1 7 6 4 7 4 4 10 6 5 9 5 5 4 2 4 8 13 9 5 4 4 6 0 3 2 0 231
DELAWARE   0 0 1 1 0 3 4 3 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 52
FLORIDA   4 7 4 2 6 3 0 2 1 3 7 7 6 4 4 2 1 0 3 3 7 3 7 0 1 3 5 0 1 5 6 2 4 1 6 7 8 10 8 5 5 11 1 6 8 4 193
GEORGIA   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 64
HAWAII   0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11
IDAHO   0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 48
ILLINOIS   26 28 19 16 16 23 29 20 42 26 27 22 26 31 33 16 13 20 23 21 12 7 11 9 16 14 13 10 14 12 11 8 12 12 10 12 14 20 22 24 14 11 7 15 11 5 803
INDIANA   1 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 7 1 1 5 1 0 2 4 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 1 1 3 3 5 3 3 0 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 1 84
IOWA   2 2 0 3 4 1 2 4 6 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 5 4 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 5 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 95
KANSAS   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 3 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 54
KENTUCKY   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 45
LOUISIANA   0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 44
MAINE   0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MARYLAND   1 4 2 0 2 2 8 4 4 5 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 3 1 1 3 2 5 2 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 97
MASSACHUSETTS   2 2 4 0 6 3 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 2 6 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 3 1 2 2 3 2 4 6 3 6 3 8 5 2 1 1 2 142
MICHIGAN   1 2 5 5 4 4 6 6 5 6 11 5 7 13 2 5 3 2 3 4 3 1 8 0 3 2 10 6 9 5 8 4 2 4 4 2 3 5 6 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 194
MINNESOTA   5 5 6 7 5 7 8 10 10 11 8 8 4 7 2 1 1 9 5 2 3 3 5 2 7 3 3 7 10 6 10 7 8 9 5 8 9 18 12 16 12 12 3 8 6 9 322
MISSISSIPPI   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
MISSOURI   4 4 3 9 7 9 1 3 11 11 8 3 12 5 1 5 4 7 6 4 9 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 3 5 3 7 4 3 6 1 3 5 2 200
MONTANA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
NEBRASKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
NEVADA   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
NEW HAMPSHIRE   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NEW JERSEY   7 8 14 12 15 7 19 15 22 33 32 34 34 37 30 17 16 26 28 19 13 17 24 31 22 14 23 19 28 24 23 11 14 20 14 20 24 18 15 17 9 7 4 11 5 8 860
NEW MEXICO   0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13
NEW YORK   14 13 14 25 16 21 10 27 24 43 34 29 29 35 24 18 7 14 24 16 13 19 24 19 24 10 20 18 4 13 10 13 11 6 11 8 10 16 3 7 3 6 2 3 11 2 723
NORTH CAROLINA   0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 5 3 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 63
NORTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
OHIO   5 8 3 13 7 11 6 11 13 20 12 12 12 12 5 9 7 12 6 9 8 8 8 6 14 6 14 10 12 11 17 15 19 11 13 15 23 24 25 14 8 20 8 10 7 6 525
OKLAHOMA   0 0 2 2 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 41
OREGON   1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 42
PENNSYLVANIA   3 5 2 4 11 9 5 2 5 10 1 3 1 5 8 6 5 2 3 3 6 0 2 3 2 6 3 3 3 4 7 9 4 6 5 7 8 8 10 8 12 5 3 3 4 3 227
RHODE ISLAND   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 11
SOUTH CAROLINA   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17
SOUTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
TENNESSEE   0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 42
TEXAS   1 1 0 4 1 0 5 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 3 1 4 1 5 0 5 2 2 1 3 1 5 1 8 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 5 5 3 8 2 3 2 2 1 134
UTAH   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 5 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 44
VERMONT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
VIRGINIA   2 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 2 1 5 3 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 60
WASHINGTON   0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 4 3 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 7 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 71
WEST VIRGINIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
WISCONSIN   6 5 4 5 3 6 7 6 4 6 4 2 3 2 5 2 8 5 5 3 2 3 3 5 2 4 7 7 7 7 4 6 5 3 9 7 8 10 3 4 3 4 5 4 6 2 221
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PUERTO RICO   1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
JAPAN   5 2 5 7 11 5 15 14 18 18 26 26 25 24 21 26 11 24 31 10 22 15 15 15 19 27 47 41 31 29 26 16 27 28 31 23 47 37 28 44 29 39 19 30 18 9 1036
GERMANY   2 5 7 3 5 3 11 12 8 11 6 9 17 14 7 11 11 16 10 18 11 16 11 11 14 14 24 15 16 24 11 4 8 9 6 10 16 10 18 20 11 18 7 5 5 4 504
SWITZERLAND   2 2 3 0 2 3 4 2 1 4 4 4 19 21 15 10 6 15 14 10 9 14 8 8 10 14 12 12 5 7 13 9 11 9 11 14 24 20 9 10 13 3 4 3 3 2 398
UNITED KINGDOM   5 4 6 3 6 5 2 6 11 8 3 8 15 16 10 12 7 7 12 5 2 4 4 4 7 8 18 11 7 8 6 6 8 7 13 13 15 8 10 13 15 11 7 6 2 3 367
FRANCE   1 0 2 1 0 0 4 3 4 3 2 7 5 1 7 5 6 7 8 12 11 4 13 2 13 7 14 10 9 11 9 8 4 11 7 11 17 11 6 16 9 7 4 8 3 2 305
NETHERLANDS   3 1 0 1 0 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 10 3 4 5 2 4 6 7 5 2 7 1 3 2 14 9 9 10 9 8 8 4 3 9 10 17 8 3 5 7 7 5 2 4 239
CANADA   2 2 1 4 3 3 2 3 8 2 9 8 0 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 5 2 10 11 4 6 3 6 7 6 4 7 6 3 5 7 8 6 3 7 8 4 3 3 3 1 219
ITALY   4 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 0 1 5 5 2 1 2 3 2 4 4 5 3 2 5 0 0 10 6 5 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 115
SWEDEN   1 1 1 0 5 2 0 2 2 2 3 1 5 7 0 0 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 3 6 4 4 3 0 0 2 1 108
DENMARK   0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 4 3 6 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 3 3 6 6 4 10 5 2 7 5 5 1 107
AUSTRALIA   0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 6 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 80
FINLAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 4 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 4 5 1 4 5 2 5 1 1 0 1 64
BELGIUM   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 1 1 1 2 0 4 3 4 59
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 3 2 4 3 1 0 1 42
ISRAEL   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 37
AUSTRIA   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 26
NORWAY   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 25
IRELAND   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20
SPAIN   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 20
U.S.S.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
INDIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 19
NEW ZEALAND   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19
HUNGARY   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18
BRAZIL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 14
SOUTH AFRICA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14
MEXICO   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13
ARGENTINA   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 10
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
POLAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
CHILE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
PHILIPPINES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
VENEZUELA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BULGARIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CUBA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
GUATEMALA   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ICELAND   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LUXEMBOURG   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
PORTUGAL   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
SRI LANKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
URUGUAY   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
ALGERIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BARBADOS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BOLIVIA   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
COLOMBIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ECUADOR   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
EGYPT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HONDURAS   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LIECHTENSTEIN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MALAWI   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MONACO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PERU   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TURKEY   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
UZBEKISTAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Table A1-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   82 96 95 112 104 123 135 117 175 204 151 157 191 177 144 105 85 127 135 112 104 82 121 102 115 96 140 106 144 115 125 103 106 105 96 118 147 176 154 149 134 103 51 75 75 57 5526
U.S. GOVERNMENT   5 5 10 4 9 7 8 3 8 9 8 12 8 9 5 6 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 5 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 158
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   30 23 19 22 30 25 23 35 31 35 30 24 14 36 21 19 16 18 27 10 13 11 12 15 14 17 29 22 19 24 27 25 32 26 34 31 48 36 42 34 23 33 13 16 20 5 1109
FOREIGN CORPORATION   17 15 22 14 23 22 32 37 49 46 56 60 79 90 67 69 48 81 81 65 68 72 74 53 62 76 137 117 97 109 82 68 67 88 77 99 168 142 110 139 107 117 65 85 49 36 3337
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   6 9 5 10 9 7 14 14 10 15 14 19 18 9 14 10 12 10 17 14 7 10 12 6 12 11 19 20 17 14 11 9 10 7 11 9 16 7 14 18 12 11 5 5 6 4 519

Patenting Trends in the United States
Whole Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A2
Tables A2-a and A2-b
NAICS 312. BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A2-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A2-b)

Table A2-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   665 163 180 190 181 192 215 303 235 207 244 296 249 223 227 232 220 234 208 184 200 174 195 215 263 242 280 267 275 235 228 261 299 291 355 302 387 383 380 287 198 62 34 6 2 0 10669
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   540 134 141 136 137 143 168 233 178 147 149 186 178 136 139 132 135 146 116 101 122 106 137 126 129 112 145 161 162 134 144 159 168 156 185 168 244 211 194 142 127 44 23 3 1 0 6678
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   125 29 39 54 44 49 47 70 57 60 95 110 71 87 88 100 85 88 92 83 78 68 58 89 134 130 135 106 113 101 84 102 131 135 170 134 143 172 186 145 71 18 11 3 1 0 3991
ALABAMA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 17
ALASKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ARIZONA   2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 26
ARKANSAS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
CALIFORNIA   65 13 18 10 17 14 13 24 17 14 15 19 19 19 17 21 15 17 9 14 8 7 16 18 13 12 15 14 12 17 8 19 17 14 10 22 17 23 21 13 7 3 6 0 0 0 682
COLORADO   1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 3 3 4 1 4 3 3 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 64
CONNECTICUT   17 2 6 3 5 3 4 12 4 8 2 10 3 4 4 1 4 4 5 5 7 6 4 6 6 8 4 5 10 4 5 5 1 11 9 10 6 9 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 231
DELAWARE   2 3 0 3 4 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52
FLORIDA   20 5 1 0 0 2 3 5 6 4 3 6 3 2 3 1 1 4 5 6 5 1 0 3 3 3 1 3 7 4 1 4 4 8 7 8 8 10 10 7 12 2 2 0 0 0 193
GEORGIA   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 5 2 1 2 3 1 1 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 64
HAWAII   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
IDAHO   1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 48
ILLINOIS   92 18 28 21 26 27 21 28 27 14 16 26 30 22 21 19 20 19 17 8 10 9 13 13 14 8 11 17 12 7 16 14 14 11 12 15 23 28 17 13 16 7 2 1 0 0 803
INDIANA   7 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 4 2 6 1 2 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 84
IOWA   8 2 1 4 1 6 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 2 5 5 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 6 7 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 95
KANSAS   3 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 2 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 4 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54
KENTUCKY   8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
LOUISIANA   3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 44
MAINE   1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MARYLAND   8 1 2 5 7 3 3 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 6 1 0 2 1 1 5 2 2 4 2 3 3 6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 97
MASSACHUSETTS   10 4 6 4 3 6 2 5 5 2 5 5 3 3 5 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 2 2 5 2 5 7 4 6 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 142
MICHIGAN   14 5 6 5 2 2 9 4 6 6 9 9 10 0 4 1 1 5 4 1 4 6 3 1 8 4 8 7 5 8 3 4 2 4 3 4 9 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 194
MINNESOTA   23 7 11 5 6 6 9 12 9 2 4 5 5 4 2 3 5 2 3 5 2 6 7 2 3 4 8 7 7 9 9 10 6 8 15 15 23 10 15 7 13 3 5 0 0 0 322
MISSISSIPPI   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
MISSOURI   21 4 7 5 3 11 6 12 5 3 7 9 2 4 2 7 5 4 7 3 4 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 4 3 1 1 3 5 4 2 5 7 4 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 200
MONTANA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
NEBRASKA   0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
NEVADA   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
NEW HAMPSHIRE   2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
NEW JERSEY   48 14 6 11 14 18 22 30 34 27 23 29 28 16 27 20 27 28 14 17 21 23 31 20 17 10 32 24 25 14 15 16 24 21 25 16 13 18 14 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 860
NEW MEXICO   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
NEW YORK   71 13 15 20 25 14 26 41 21 28 33 27 24 16 10 8 24 28 11 11 22 19 21 21 13 13 8 12 13 10 16 12 10 5 15 5 11 4 7 8 4 5 2 1 0 0 723
NORTH CAROLINA   3 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 63
NORTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
OHIO   30 8 11 8 3 7 13 19 14 10 6 11 11 7 10 16 2 6 9 9 6 6 16 4 11 12 10 10 11 17 18 17 20 18 23 18 24 21 25 8 15 5 0 0 0 0 525
OKLAHOMA   9 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
OREGON   4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 42
PENNSYLVANIA   18 10 6 4 1 6 5 6 3 2 2 4 4 7 6 5 1 2 6 2 2 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 12 3 8 9 8 6 5 6 12 10 10 11 4 0 2 0 0 0 227
RHODE ISLAND   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
SOUTH CAROLINA   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
SOUTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
TENNESSEE   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
TEXAS   6 1 2 3 1 5 5 2 5 4 0 4 2 4 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 6 4 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 7 4 9 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 134
UTAH   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 6 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 44
VERMONT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
VIRGINIA   5 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 3 2 3 1 6 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60
WASHINGTON   4 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 2 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 5 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 71
WEST VIRGINIA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
WISCONSIN   20 5 4 7 7 2 4 6 2 4 1 1 3 6 7 5 3 3 3 2 5 5 4 1 3 4 10 8 7 4 7 5 10 6 8 7 10 1 3 11 6 0 1 0 0 0 221
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PUERTO RICO   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
JAPAN   24 6 10 15 9 12 12 25 22 13 25 23 18 24 26 24 18 22 17 18 16 13 13 24 36 41 42 32 25 25 24 30 38 32 43 35 29 55 48 43 19 6 3 1 0 0 1036
GERMANY   17 5 8 11 9 5 11 4 6 7 17 11 10 12 10 14 17 10 16 16 9 12 10 15 22 14 17 14 21 9 3 15 9 10 18 9 14 24 18 15 6 4 0 0 0 0 504
SWITZERLAND   9 2 2 4 1 1 0 5 4 6 9 28 12 11 9 16 12 11 14 9 8 7 9 13 10 13 11 6 7 15 11 9 14 18 22 15 10 9 11 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 398
UNITED KINGDOM   22 2 5 4 3 13 3 6 1 10 8 20 9 12 13 5 7 6 7 3 6 5 6 6 17 7 12 6 7 9 6 6 15 16 13 9 12 14 20 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 367
FRANCE   4 0 0 5 2 2 4 1 6 4 4 6 1 9 6 9 5 11 13 6 7 8 4 10 12 11 9 8 11 10 8 6 13 11 14 12 17 12 9 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 305
NETHERLANDS   5 1 2 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 9 1 3 5 7 5 4 5 3 6 5 2 2 4 10 9 10 10 11 8 10 4 6 10 11 11 13 4 9 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 239
CANADA   12 1 1 5 4 2 4 10 3 5 3 1 1 3 3 10 7 6 6 5 5 10 7 3 4 4 10 6 3 3 5 10 4 11 6 7 6 4 6 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 219
ITALY   7 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 2 1 3 4 7 4 2 5 0 1 7 6 7 7 4 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 115
SWEDEN   4 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 6 4 2 2 1 3 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 5 5 1 1 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 8 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 108
DENMARK   2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 4 3 5 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 3 4 8 6 5 6 6 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 107
AUSTRALIA   3 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 5 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 0 3 6 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 3 1 5 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 80
FINLAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 8 4 2 3 2 0 3 5 2 1 5 2 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 64
BELGIUM   2 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 3 5 2 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 59
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 3 0 3 7 2 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 42
ISRAEL   1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 37
AUSTRIA   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26
NORWAY   0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
IRELAND   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20
SPAIN   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
U.S.S.R.   0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
INDIA   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 19
NEW ZEALAND   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
HUNGARY   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18
BRAZIL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 14
SOUTH AFRICA   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
MEXICO   1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
ARGENTINA   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
POLAND   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
CHILE   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
PHILIPPINES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
VENEZUELA   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BULGARIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CUBA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
GUATEMALA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ICELAND   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LUXEMBOURG   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
PORTUGAL   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SRI LANKA   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
URUGUAY   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ALGERIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BARBADOS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BOLIVIA   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
COLOMBIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ECUADOR   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
EGYPT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HONDURAS   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LIECHTENSTEIN   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MALAWI   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MONACO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PERU   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TURKEY   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
UZBEKISTAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Table A2-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   421 106 112 117 112 121 141 187 141 123 139 162 148 110 119 116 119 129 112 83 105 101 117 114 106 92 127 129 134 106 110 129 132 122 147 133 206 160 157 123 99 39 16 3 1 0 5526
U.S. GOVERNMENT   27 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 11 13 4 8 5 4 6 2 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 158
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   104 26 27 23 22 23 26 37 25 14 17 24 27 27 14 16 20 16 10 16 10 13 19 18 23 19 18 26 24 29 30 36 36 37 34 30 40 47 40 29 22 6 7 2 0 0 1109
FOREIGN CORPORATION   78 21 26 30 29 33 32 55 48 45 68 92 57 69 76 85 61 77 70 75 71 51 51 71 113 111 114 93 99 91 74 84 115 120 158 130 121 160 167 124 68 15 7 1 1 0 3337
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   34 5 9 13 12 9 10 19 10 12 16 10 12 12 12 13 17 10 14 7 10 7 7 10 20 18 19 12 12 8 11 9 15 12 11 9 19 16 15 9 8 2 4 0 0 0 519

Patenting Trends in the United States
Whole Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


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