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


Patenting Trends in the United States
Fractional 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
Fractional 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
Fractional 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 337. FURNITURE AND RELATED 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   378 348 426 467 493 293 311 312 430 354 403 424 369 343 302 410 206 309 245 198 201 268 278 368 413 387 452 365 403 429 360 467 461 553 513 600 645 693 565 636 672 681 566 605 498 530 19634
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   339 313 366 415 428 260 251 249 349 276 316 319 288 261 225 328 151 232 165 139 125 188 176 234 244 267 297 254 277 288 257 314 312 384 343 403 425 437 349 370 421 426 344 370 300 321 13799
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   38 36 59 52 65 33 59 63 81 79 86 105 82 82 77 82 54 77 80 59 76 80 102 135 169 120 155 111 126 141 103 154 149 168 170 197 220 256 216 266 251 255 222 235 198 209 5835
ALABAMA   0 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 2 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 73
ALASKA   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 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 9
ARIZONA   1 1 2 3 3 2 3 1 4 3 2 1 5 3 5 4 4 6 4 1 1 3 3 4 1 8 5 6 7 2 3 4 4 7 4 2 7 12 5 3 2 3 4 5 3 3 164
ARKANSAS   0 1 3 1 5 2 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 52
CALIFORNIA   47 34 51 47 47 32 35 35 45 30 38 32 41 47 25 52 25 33 27 17 24 27 24 29 42 46 52 38 46 46 35 43 39 47 35 54 59 60 44 47 69 75 41 48 38 41 1887
COLORADO   5 2 2 5 5 4 1 2 3 5 2 4 2 3 3 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4 5 4 6 5 5 8 5 12 8 9 13 16 4 7 9 5 11 6 4 6 212
CONNECTICUT   6 5 4 9 5 6 4 3 10 8 5 9 11 5 5 7 4 5 4 1 4 3 9 1 2 6 5 4 4 6 3 4 5 6 5 6 11 4 2 3 8 6 3 3 4 6 234
DELAWARE   0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 24
FLORIDA   11 14 11 9 11 8 5 10 12 6 5 5 6 11 5 5 5 7 4 3 4 7 7 8 12 13 9 9 9 16 5 9 8 11 20 25 21 22 20 11 19 14 19 18 22 22 511
GEORGIA   3 1 4 1 7 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 0 3 2 5 7 2 5 6 3 2 3 4 4 8 6 5 1 6 2 11 6 3 5 9 5 8 8 8 4 13 9 8 195
HAWAII   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 22
IDAHO   1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 34
ILLINOIS   42 37 38 52 37 29 20 27 39 32 34 29 27 25 32 31 18 19 12 12 8 14 10 17 14 12 19 12 14 13 11 9 19 17 14 19 17 20 16 22 18 15 14 17 10 12 972
INDIANA   14 12 8 12 14 11 10 7 5 8 9 14 12 5 7 15 6 6 6 2 2 3 3 12 10 8 6 8 9 6 12 6 9 12 7 10 5 7 10 16 21 17 18 21 16 16 451
IOWA   2 6 7 4 2 4 3 5 3 6 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 6 9 6 1 5 7 7 3 3 3 5 14 9 1 4 168
KANSAS   3 3 2 5 2 7 4 0 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 6 2 2 93
KENTUCKY   4 8 3 11 9 3 5 8 8 4 8 14 5 3 3 8 4 11 7 5 1 3 4 3 1 4 6 5 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 4 198
LOUISIANA   0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 2 4 0 2 3 2 1 64
MAINE   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 32
MARYLAND   4 1 5 4 7 1 2 4 4 2 0 2 3 4 4 5 2 2 5 5 1 4 3 3 5 5 6 2 2 5 2 4 5 1 4 5 3 8 7 5 7 7 8 5 6 6 179
MASSACHUSETTS   9 15 17 9 16 9 8 5 13 13 13 13 14 11 6 10 4 8 5 3 3 2 3 6 4 10 6 3 4 6 3 6 10 11 7 11 7 9 8 4 11 11 10 9 8 7 375
MICHIGAN   26 28 39 47 49 22 35 24 44 34 42 39 42 20 26 25 16 16 10 15 15 16 19 28 25 35 30 26 37 33 34 59 46 51 53 65 61 61 51 57 62 49 46 48 36 41 1684
MINNESOTA   11 4 10 13 13 8 10 7 8 7 6 7 5 6 8 11 14 5 5 2 2 10 3 6 6 9 6 5 8 9 5 10 10 5 13 9 13 8 5 12 3 13 8 12 6 8 359
MISSISSIPPI   2 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 3 4 5 4 3 4 3 1 14 3 6 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 5 2 98
MISSOURI   7 10 7 8 6 3 3 5 7 3 10 6 8 6 8 7 2 4 2 1 4 5 2 6 7 10 7 10 8 6 7 6 9 11 13 11 9 7 12 13 18 12 6 5 8 10 333
MONTANA   1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 28
NEBRASKA   1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 5 3 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 61
NEVADA   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 40
NEW HAMPSHIRE   1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 44
NEW JERSEY   10 13 7 12 6 9 7 7 10 14 12 10 6 15 9 10 2 11 10 6 3 5 4 3 7 4 6 5 6 8 8 7 10 8 5 12 9 11 9 14 14 11 9 6 7 6 379
NEW MEXICO   1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 2 34
NEW YORK   42 34 46 59 56 23 32 28 41 28 28 35 28 29 19 32 8 17 18 17 9 17 15 21 24 13 18 22 29 19 17 18 19 20 13 26 23 22 20 23 16 27 17 14 13 13 1107
NORTH CAROLINA   7 5 8 5 16 6 5 4 4 3 10 10 5 5 6 8 2 8 3 3 4 6 12 5 13 11 11 9 4 17 14 9 9 16 13 13 14 22 11 11 17 22 13 17 15 18 446
NORTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8
OHIO   21 13 21 25 23 20 19 18 20 16 19 21 13 16 10 16 4 11 9 6 5 7 6 16 11 11 14 12 10 11 14 13 17 22 21 20 30 26 13 20 14 28 18 16 19 9 723
OKLAHOMA   1 2 2 2 4 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 5 3 2 1 2 78
OREGON   4 2 3 2 7 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 0 4 2 2 2 5 5 2 4 3 4 2 7 6 3 3 1 4 7 3 2 2 119
PENNSYLVANIA   15 14 19 12 21 21 9 10 14 15 12 14 12 9 8 11 2 4 3 11 7 13 9 10 10 8 13 5 9 7 10 11 9 17 15 15 18 11 12 10 17 16 13 11 10 17 536
RHODE ISLAND   1 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 3 4 1 5 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 53
SOUTH CAROLINA   1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 2 7 2 0 4 1 2 3 5 4 4 11 7 3 2 6 8 9 4 121
SOUTH DAKOTA   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TENNESSEE   5 4 1 7 1 1 5 3 3 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 2 5 1 4 5 4 8 4 8 6 11 6 7 7 8 6 8 5 2 2 3 170
TEXAS   9 8 9 11 6 6 3 7 12 6 6 8 5 6 3 7 4 4 4 2 2 3 6 5 7 3 10 14 7 10 8 10 6 11 14 14 13 21 15 16 17 14 9 9 10 9 384
UTAH   1 1 3 2 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 1 1 3 1 4 0 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 4 3 4 2 4 4 8 7 5 8 8 3 7 9 5 7 128
VERMONT   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 3 1 3 5 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 37
VIRGINIA   4 8 3 5 5 3 5 3 6 1 4 4 2 2 2 6 3 7 2 4 0 3 5 2 2 2 2 5 3 5 7 5 4 6 3 2 5 6 5 5 2 8 5 8 3 2 180
WASHINGTON   3 10 5 4 8 3 3 1 4 3 5 4 3 1 3 7 3 4 2 2 4 3 1 4 4 5 7 2 3 6 4 3 7 5 3 3 8 6 5 3 10 11 4 6 8 8 208
WEST VIRGINIA   2 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
WISCONSIN   12 8 10 11 15 5 3 4 8 9 11 12 8 9 6 10 5 8 3 4 2 9 8 9 14 6 10 2 9 11 14 10 13 13 17 12 10 6 16 6 13 11 4 11 2 7 404
WYOMING   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 18
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 23
PUERTO RICO   1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 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 13
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   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 0 1
GERMANY   12 9 14 8 20 6 11 8 18 15 17 21 17 17 20 23 11 17 15 15 21 19 22 27 48 25 30 19 26 27 19 27 26 26 28 36 41 50 40 52 54 52 30 38 37 36 1153
JAPAN   0 0 2 1 2 1 3 7 6 3 10 13 9 14 12 10 16 10 16 7 15 17 30 39 38 33 36 29 24 33 19 33 20 22 32 28 26 34 33 43 42 40 38 41 36 37 962
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 6 6 4 7 4 12 12 13 27 33 35 33 35 54 59 51 76 63 59 62 51 43 45 801
CANADA   9 5 11 15 11 4 10 11 16 17 16 10 14 10 9 10 3 11 6 4 8 11 9 11 13 7 16 11 13 16 11 22 13 20 20 14 19 30 23 24 20 21 22 28 16 15 635
UNITED KINGDOM   3 10 8 11 12 5 9 11 7 11 15 14 7 10 9 5 5 10 14 6 3 9 11 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 8 7 11 3 5 9 10 13 6 8 8 11 7 7 7 11 382
FRANCE   6 3 5 3 6 4 5 4 8 7 9 7 6 11 6 5 6 4 7 6 3 4 9 5 15 10 9 10 15 10 7 7 7 12 13 15 14 10 11 7 14 13 6 10 12 6 369
ITALY   2 3 4 2 2 2 1 6 2 8 4 12 4 5 2 2 3 2 3 3 6 5 1 7 10 5 7 8 4 10 5 8 7 9 8 12 7 16 6 11 10 14 11 8 11 8 283
SWITZERLAND   0 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 6 4 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 3 1 3 7 8 12 11 5 5 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 6 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 169
SWEDEN   2 2 2 4 1 1 2 7 5 6 4 5 5 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 1 3 5 5 5 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 7 5 10 7 9 7 4 4 2 4 3 168
AUSTRIA   1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 4 3 6 12 4 4 6 6 8 8 14 8 4 9 9 7 4 6 4 4 3 4 4 163
AUSTRALIA   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 4 1 4 1 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 4 0 3 1 2 2 4 2 9 7 2 5 5 2 3 7 2 3 3 105
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 3 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 7 4 1 7 7 5 9 4 8 8 8 87
NORWAY   2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 3 1 3 0 4 4 1 3 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 59
SPAIN   0 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 2 3 57
NETHERLANDS   0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 4 55
ISRAEL   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 52
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 4 5 13 4 11 46
DENMARK   1 1 2 3 2 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35
BELGIUM   0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 28
FINLAND   2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 24
NEW ZEALAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 5 0 1 24
SOUTH AFRICA   0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 22
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 0 1 5 2 3 1 4 19
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 18
BRAZIL   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17
IRELAND   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 12
ARGENTINA   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 11
MEXICO   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
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 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 7
LIECHTENSTEIN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
POLAND   0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 1 4
HAITI   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 4
INDONESIA   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 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
THAILAND   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
BERMUDA   0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 3
VENEZUELA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
COLOMBIA   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 0 0 0 2
MOROCCO   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HUNGARY   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
IRAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 2
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 1 0 0 0 2
PHILIPPINES   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
INDIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 2
PORTUGAL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
JAMAICA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
THE BAHAMAS   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 0 0 0 1
BULGARIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
CAYMAN ISLANDS   0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 1
CZECH REPUBLIC   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   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
ECUADOR   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 0 1
EL SALVADOR   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HONDURAS   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
ICELAND   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 0 1
MONACO   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
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SLOVAKIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SLOVENIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
URUGUAY   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
BOLIVIA   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
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 0 1 0 0 0 1
U.S.S.R.   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
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   0 0 0 0 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 1
PANAMA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
SAINT LUCIA   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
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COSTA RICA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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   161 145 190 190 212 142 139 140 189 148 177 198 164 148 102 160 78 102 78 64 62 106 91 124 117 145 131 112 133 124 138 173 180 204 189 226 228 236 207 213 254 253 223 233 193 205 7428
U.S. GOVERNMENT   2 3 5 1 3 2 3 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 46
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   184 166 175 226 215 117 110 113 159 131 145 123 125 118 121 166 73 131 87 78 65 83 86 113 134 126 169 143 144 162 117 149 132 179 157 180 203 209 148 154 173 178 129 152 110 115 6476
FOREIGN CORPORATION   9 10 16 22 24 15 23 28 37 33 45 55 37 42 47 52 33 47 50 32 47 50 74 92 114 88 102 74 80 89 71 94 96 101 106 128 133 149 139 186 167 182 145 165 149 158 3639
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   21 24 41 28 39 17 37 30 41 42 35 47 39 35 29 30 21 30 27 24 26 27 25 39 49 28 49 35 44 52 31 50 52 67 61 65 80 99 70 81 78 67 68 54 44 52 2032

Patenting Trends in the United States
Fractional 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 337. FURNITURE AND RELATED 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   1635 53 285 385 361 389 382 314 334 368 361 304 336 341 355 322 321 285 239 220 231 294 289 354 382 400 405 432 430 476 476 528 519 581 656 663 649 737 696 717 717 608 439 274 90 3 19634
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   1447 46 240 337 292 315 303 251 267 283 263 239 254 266 272 242 221 201 157 149 147 183 182 230 244 279 265 291 303 335 329 365 361 378 448 423 387 454 425 433 417 368 284 167 52 2 13799
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   188 6 45 48 69 73 79 63 67 85 99 66 82 75 83 79 101 84 82 71 84 111 107 123 138 121 139 141 127 141 147 163 158 203 208 240 261 283 271 283 300 239 155 107 37 1 5835
ALABAMA   4 0 0 1 2 5 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 2 3 0 2 5 5 2 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 73
ALASKA   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 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
ARIZONA   7 1 1 3 3 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 3 3 6 5 6 3 1 2 2 2 3 5 3 8 8 3 0 5 4 7 7 3 5 9 7 6 3 4 3 3 3 3 0 0 164
ARKANSAS   5 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
CALIFORNIA   180 3 28 41 36 52 33 27 33 33 34 27 45 40 40 40 33 23 34 19 19 21 29 41 46 47 37 46 41 49 43 45 36 53 58 52 56 59 72 72 49 47 38 25 4 0 1887
COLORADO   13 1 3 5 1 3 3 5 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 6 12 5 12 13 13 7 9 8 8 9 4 6 5 1 0 212
CONNECTICUT   23 1 5 3 6 8 6 7 3 10 7 9 4 5 5 5 7 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 5 5 7 3 4 4 3 5 8 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 3 6 4 1 0 0 234
DELAWARE   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24
FLORIDA   47 2 6 8 8 9 11 4 4 6 6 7 9 6 5 8 7 2 7 4 6 7 10 10 10 8 15 9 12 10 3 9 22 16 28 19 24 15 20 15 20 21 20 11 5 1 511
GEORGIA   8 2 4 4 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 5 2 3 7 5 4 3 4 3 1 3 2 4 4 9 4 4 4 7 10 3 6 6 7 11 6 10 10 10 7 3 2 0 195
HAWAII   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22
IDAHO   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 34
ILLINOIS   170 3 16 35 27 37 29 30 29 29 28 17 33 30 28 23 15 16 10 11 11 12 10 12 15 15 13 12 15 11 14 20 19 14 19 16 24 19 17 18 21 15 9 5 2 0 972
INDIANA   45 1 12 11 13 8 7 3 10 7 12 9 4 10 17 5 7 4 2 3 1 10 7 12 4 6 8 11 5 10 13 10 6 11 9 10 5 21 16 21 20 22 15 7 5 0 451
IOWA   19 0 1 2 5 6 1 5 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 3 4 0 0 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 8 3 8 7 2 6 5 7 4 4 3 7 14 7 1 0 1 0 168
KANSAS   13 1 2 6 4 1 1 7 2 1 2 0 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 5 0 5 1 1 4 6 3 2 0 0 93
KENTUCKY   26 0 6 5 6 8 7 5 8 12 3 4 4 7 5 9 11 5 2 6 2 1 2 1 5 6 4 2 1 3 2 4 5 1 4 2 2 1 4 0 5 0 1 4 1 0 198
LOUISIANA   5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 3 0 5 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 64
MAINE   1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 32
MARYLAND   14 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 4 2 4 5 6 3 3 1 4 3 3 5 6 1 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 7 4 6 6 8 9 8 4 6 5 1 0 179
MASSACHUSETTS   50 2 7 11 10 10 9 13 9 12 9 14 8 8 10 5 6 4 5 2 4 4 1 6 8 7 1 5 7 5 8 8 11 12 7 8 7 7 10 7 15 9 7 4 2 0 375
MICHIGAN   141 5 30 31 37 29 40 33 38 31 41 24 23 21 26 21 14 23 15 14 15 23 21 25 29 27 26 36 49 56 51 54 47 53 77 61 50 71 57 54 51 46 41 18 5 0 1684
MINNESOTA   40 1 6 12 11 7 7 6 5 3 6 5 7 10 11 14 6 4 4 6 3 5 3 8 3 6 7 8 13 9 9 5 13 10 13 6 8 10 5 12 12 10 7 4 2 0 359
MISSISSIPPI   8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 5 3 5 4 3 2 3 10 5 5 3 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 98
MISSOURI   32 0 5 6 4 5 5 3 8 7 4 8 6 8 5 5 3 4 2 3 4 4 5 8 9 10 7 7 6 11 8 13 9 9 11 10 7 22 16 8 9 8 8 7 2 0 333
MONTANA   4 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 28
NEBRASKA   6 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 61
NEVADA   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 40
NEW HAMPSHIRE   1 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 44
NEW JERSEY   42 2 3 9 11 6 13 9 10 14 5 6 14 6 12 8 9 8 5 3 5 3 3 6 3 2 8 8 7 7 11 8 7 7 10 11 8 22 10 12 9 7 8 3 1 0 379
NEW MEXICO   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 34
NEW YORK   182 9 32 34 33 34 42 24 20 32 20 34 19 29 24 16 20 24 8 17 11 17 16 16 11 20 22 27 20 21 25 18 17 21 22 27 23 20 23 23 17 16 15 7 2 0 1107
NORTH CAROLINA   25 5 8 8 6 5 3 3 7 9 5 5 6 6 8 7 4 4 5 4 11 5 8 9 10 9 11 10 12 11 14 14 14 12 12 18 17 16 15 24 18 20 7 15 3 0 446
NORTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 8
OHIO   80 2 14 27 21 18 17 17 18 12 18 12 16 12 10 8 11 12 5 3 8 7 12 8 16 9 13 11 11 17 17 22 20 22 28 30 14 18 25 21 22 18 10 5 1 0 723
OKLAHOMA   6 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 4 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 78
OREGON   11 0 4 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 6 6 4 1 5 3 5 5 4 3 2 3 6 6 1 1 0 0 119
PENNSYLVANIA   59 3 13 23 12 13 15 9 11 16 13 7 9 8 7 4 8 14 10 10 5 7 9 8 8 10 5 9 11 10 9 19 13 13 21 11 10 16 15 20 10 17 12 4 4 0 536
RHODE ISLAND   2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 5 2 0 1 0 3 6 1 0 1 53
SOUTH CAROLINA   2 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 0 4 3 5 1 2 3 2 1 8 4 2 8 10 5 4 6 9 6 2 2 0 121
SOUTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 2 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 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TENNESSEE   16 0 2 0 4 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 0 2 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 5 4 2 6 8 5 8 6 6 9 5 11 6 9 4 7 2 2 2 0 0 170
TEXAS   37 0 4 7 3 8 9 8 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 2 4 2 4 5 5 4 5 11 14 10 7 11 7 9 14 15 14 16 14 22 16 14 13 8 11 4 2 0 384
UTAH   7 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 1 3 1 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 4 4 2 5 6 9 8 5 6 6 10 6 8 2 2 0 128
VERMONT   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
VIRGINIA   19 1 3 3 5 5 6 1 4 2 3 2 1 3 3 7 4 4 2 2 3 4 1 3 1 1 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 2 6 3 7 5 2 9 6 6 2 2 0 0 180
WASHINGTON   24 1 0 6 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 3 6 5 5 2 3 5 1 0 4 5 4 5 5 3 5 5 6 6 3 9 5 4 6 4 6 8 8 10 9 4 2 2 0 208
WEST VIRGINIA   6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
WISCONSIN   41 2 7 10 5 4 9 6 12 6 10 10 8 7 7 11 5 3 7 7 7 10 4 12 9 6 5 8 14 14 14 12 13 18 8 10 15 8 14 10 9 6 3 2 1 0 404
WYOMING   1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 23
PUERTO RICO   4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 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 0 13
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   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
GERMANY   42 2 11 13 14 11 16 13 12 16 25 14 17 19 19 16 21 22 24 17 18 22 29 30 32 19 29 26 25 26 23 30 25 38 42 44 49 63 50 58 47 28 35 13 5 0 1153
JAPAN   3 1 2 2 4 7 6 1 8 14 11 7 12 13 16 13 18 14 14 19 24 28 28 35 30 27 38 27 29 29 23 29 21 31 24 34 37 47 44 41 55 40 23 24 7 0 962
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 2 8 5 5 12 14 15 31 36 37 29 41 51 69 63 72 59 67 64 41 42 17 1 801
CANADA   39 0 9 7 12 10 17 16 8 13 10 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 10 9 6 9 9 14 13 18 14 22 20 9 21 24 18 22 27 27 24 18 32 26 14 8 1 0 635
UNITED KINGDOM   32 2 7 12 9 9 8 7 11 12 10 7 13 5 5 11 15 7 5 8 8 7 6 4 4 7 5 10 11 6 9 7 3 7 8 17 11 10 8 11 9 10 5 3 0 0 382
FRANCE   16 1 5 5 6 6 7 4 10 5 5 8 11 3 8 5 6 7 5 7 5 6 7 11 9 11 11 15 8 6 6 12 10 17 12 12 13 11 10 18 13 10 7 1 1 0 369
ITALY   10 1 0 3 4 5 2 9 2 7 8 5 3 2 5 1 5 6 4 2 3 7 6 9 4 7 8 4 7 9 7 12 5 10 12 13 9 10 13 17 15 10 5 4 0 0 283
SWITZERLAND   10 0 2 2 4 6 4 2 3 7 6 1 3 5 4 6 5 4 0 2 3 9 5 7 13 5 6 6 2 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 4 5 6 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 169
SWEDEN   9 0 1 1 3 8 5 4 5 4 5 1 2 2 2 4 6 3 3 2 5 3 6 1 1 4 6 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 10 8 8 12 7 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 168
AUSTRIA   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 9 8 6 5 7 7 8 9 13 6 9 10 5 5 8 6 7 3 1 0 1 0 163
AUSTRALIA   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 5 3 1 2 5 3 1 2 2 2 2 5 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 8 8 5 5 2 4 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 105
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 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 8 3 5 5 7 5 9 10 13 3 1 3 0 87
NORWAY   5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 1 1 3 3 1 4 1 2 4 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 59
SPAIN   5 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 1 0 2 0 57
NETHERLANDS   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 55
ISRAEL   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 5 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 52
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 1 0 1 3 6 8 8 9 5 1 0 46
DENMARK   7 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
BELGIUM   0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 28
FINLAND   2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 24
NEW ZEALAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 24
SOUTH AFRICA   1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 0 19
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 18
BRAZIL   0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17
IRELAND   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
ARGENTINA   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
MEXICO   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
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 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
LIECHTENSTEIN   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
POLAND   0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
HAITI   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 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 4
INDONESIA   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 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
THAILAND   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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
BERMUDA   0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
VENEZUELA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
COLOMBIA   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 0 0 0 0 2
MOROCCO   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HUNGARY   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
IRAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
PHILIPPINES   0 0 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 2
INDIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 2
PORTUGAL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
JAMAICA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
THE BAHAMAS   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BULGARIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
CAYMAN ISLANDS   0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
CZECH REPUBLIC   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   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
ECUADOR   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
EL SALVADOR   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1
HONDURAS   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
ICELAND   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 0 0 0 1
MONACO   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
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
SLOVAKIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SLOVENIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
URUGUAY   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
BOLIVIA   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
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
U.S.S.R.   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
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   0 0 0 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 1
PANAMA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SAINT LUCIA   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
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COSTA RICA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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   695 20 131 168 160 176 162 140 143 173 149 142 126 128 131 121 101 94 76 90 81 99 86 121 119 120 126 135 154 180 182 204 190 212 260 221 229 267 250 261 276 232 173 93 31 0 7428
U.S. GOVERNMENT   10 0 2 2 3 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 46
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   757 26 110 165 131 142 140 114 127 111 118 100 130 135 142 121 121 110 80 62 65 86 99 112 131 159 141 155 150 158 150 158 172 167 196 208 168 191 177 178 156 142 114 73 21 2 6476
FOREIGN CORPORATION   57 3 12 26 27 30 39 24 38 44 55 28 48 44 46 54 63 50 45 48 66 73 70 92 89 86 95 88 81 92 92 108 93 130 134 146 164 192 183 192 209 174 109 77 24 0 3639
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   114 4 29 23 38 40 38 35 25 39 39 33 30 32 36 26 35 31 34 20 18 33 33 29 42 33 42 52 42 44 51 57 64 72 65 87 88 86 85 84 75 59 41 31 14 1 2032

Patenting Trends in the United States
Fractional Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
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