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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 322,323. PAPER, PRINTING AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

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   607 611 746 794 790 677 716 737 958 881 807 806 850 867 716 771 587 829 894 787 749 828 950 1034 1085 1213 1421 1432 1428 1544 1530 1613 1506 1549 1766 1987 2024 1900 1944 1915 1784 1594 1226 1028 1000 902 52383
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   546 548 645 705 681 566 611 607 769 681 629 591 616 609 504 522 395 523 588 515 454 475 556 612 630 654 798 850 806 883 870 923 870 939 1011 1182 1201 1128 1084 1049 988 861 659 559 521 461 32875
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   61 63 101 89 109 111 105 130 189 200 178 215 234 258 212 249 192 306 306 272 295 353 394 422 455 559 623 582 622 661 660 690 636 610 755 805 823 772 860 866 796 733 567 469 479 441 19508
ALABAMA   6 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 6 6 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 0 3 2 1 7 6 12 5 11 5 6 5 6 9 7 3 8 3 2 4 2 4 7 3 181
ALASKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ARIZONA   1 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 5 5 4 1 3 2 1 1 7 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 3 8 6 8 7 5 5 7 3 8 8 11 9 8 12 11 5 3 4 4 3 3 213
ARKANSAS   0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 5 1 2 5 5 10 7 5 3 0 1 4 2 0 3 72
CALIFORNIA   50 34 41 57 60 40 41 57 69 60 66 47 49 54 47 45 30 37 56 42 38 37 52 63 60 54 76 93 81 79 84 110 90 95 106 130 118 124 107 79 91 74 68 53 46 43 3033
COLORADO   3 3 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 4 9 2 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 4 9 11 8 10 7 11 7 7 9 8 6 16 21 13 14 10 11 19 12 15 14 3 295
CONNECTICUT   29 21 37 32 22 18 22 24 29 17 25 17 16 14 10 13 9 9 11 11 7 20 16 17 14 18 22 19 24 22 21 16 20 18 16 28 12 21 12 22 11 10 8 6 4 6 796
DELAWARE   10 6 8 12 5 6 20 12 15 15 12 14 9 5 6 11 10 5 7 12 7 8 10 4 6 12 10 22 17 16 14 17 11 13 11 8 16 13 14 7 7 8 8 1 10 4 474
FLORIDA   4 10 11 8 12 10 4 15 6 13 11 10 7 11 6 9 5 17 11 17 6 7 10 14 18 26 22 21 24 30 30 21 24 23 34 40 26 31 34 41 15 22 28 14 20 15 793
GEORGIA   2 2 4 11 7 8 9 2 7 8 4 7 8 6 10 9 11 11 3 6 11 10 11 15 20 19 30 15 24 32 23 34 29 48 50 45 66 47 60 49 57 40 37 24 26 22 979
HAWAII   0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 37
IDAHO   0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 5 2 2 4 3 1 3 3 4 3 6 3 1 1 0 62
ILLINOIS   55 67 74 64 63 52 47 47 57 44 58 65 72 92 68 76 48 65 65 67 53 45 42 30 39 37 53 50 51 47 57 54 54 46 37 56 62 59 63 50 56 41 28 31 26 27 2440
INDIANA   2 14 16 5 13 11 5 6 10 12 7 7 12 10 5 7 2 3 5 10 5 4 3 4 7 5 8 3 12 6 12 11 9 11 22 14 6 11 6 8 10 9 11 4 4 6 373
IOWA   1 2 3 6 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 3 1 4 4 3 2 2 2 5 1 3 3 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 6 5 4 4 6 3 6 1 1 1 1 117
KANSAS   6 4 5 10 7 3 2 7 4 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 3 4 2 0 2 7 5 5 1 0 5 3 5 2 4 5 3 4 3 7 2 3 6 4 1 5 2 4 2 164
KENTUCKY   5 5 3 9 7 8 15 5 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 1 2 4 9 5 4 4 8 1 4 8 3 5 7 3 4 3 1 4 4 3 177
LOUISIANA   3 1 6 1 3 1 4 2 2 7 3 3 6 2 5 7 3 3 6 5 0 2 1 4 6 5 6 6 3 4 3 6 3 3 3 6 5 4 2 5 2 1 4 4 3 2 166
MAINE   2 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 6 2 1 3 1 1 8 3 3 4 2 3 1 3 2 0 3 2 5 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 103
MARYLAND   7 8 10 12 13 3 10 15 13 9 9 7 12 3 7 4 4 8 12 3 6 6 7 9 5 5 10 4 8 14 12 15 11 11 13 18 14 20 14 8 7 3 3 4 6 6 408
MASSACHUSETTS   30 28 24 43 25 25 31 28 52 39 31 31 32 24 24 28 23 25 32 29 19 36 32 37 21 26 38 40 39 33 30 38 34 31 29 36 37 35 24 32 23 20 11 12 19 14 1350
MICHIGAN   20 22 26 42 36 29 40 30 34 41 31 15 19 27 16 15 13 27 27 19 23 18 26 28 24 21 32 25 21 30 37 31 20 35 28 39 34 30 35 20 29 31 21 21 13 9 1210
MINNESOTA   23 31 22 34 32 24 16 16 15 20 20 20 21 23 18 23 18 31 36 26 18 31 38 31 40 40 52 33 42 40 49 57 55 44 70 60 59 53 58 64 66 61 45 36 27 30 1668
MISSISSIPPI   2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 3 2 3 2 2 45
MISSOURI   13 11 11 17 18 6 13 10 21 12 9 8 7 20 7 9 10 11 11 7 8 6 1 8 3 6 10 10 6 9 9 8 11 2 15 18 22 13 7 10 12 8 7 10 7 11 468
MONTANA   0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
NEBRASKA   1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 4 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 57
NEVADA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 4 1 3 5 1 2 1 2 58
NEW HAMPSHIRE   3 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 6 3 4 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 5 4 4 6 7 3 8 13 15 9 8 6 11 16 17 10 8 6 8 7 4 6 4 233
NEW JERSEY   64 35 39 61 39 54 63 68 91 64 34 49 49 47 49 39 29 37 37 31 32 31 46 46 50 52 40 50 49 58 39 35 36 39 53 63 60 54 45 45 45 29 26 19 17 12 2050
NEW MEXICO   2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 49
NEW YORK   81 76 108 90 97 78 80 72 104 97 87 78 80 69 64 51 51 52 59 66 58 43 56 78 76 78 77 112 99 120 98 105 97 91 75 102 107 93 91 107 71 76 60 52 40 31 3633
NORTH CAROLINA   4 4 5 7 6 13 5 8 10 10 8 10 4 7 6 10 8 4 5 10 5 7 10 6 7 9 10 9 11 14 11 13 15 17 21 24 20 22 17 20 18 8 12 5 5 10 470
NORTH DAKOTA   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11
OHIO   35 45 48 47 57 41 53 42 56 59 57 53 39 49 38 47 28 43 55 45 38 40 47 40 49 43 61 68 84 74 78 81 75 123 128 138 160 152 120 112 104 93 46 46 52 55 3044
OKLAHOMA   1 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 3 1 5 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 2 6 4 2 4 1 4 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 106
OREGON   0 2 0 1 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 5 3 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 4 5 9 9 5 5 6 5 6 2 9 7 11 5 7 11 9 5 13 5 13 5 9 214
PENNSYLVANIA   36 37 41 31 37 32 39 40 41 34 47 46 45 33 24 29 21 33 32 20 27 28 20 30 37 41 37 50 32 44 41 49 46 52 37 57 51 47 44 43 51 45 31 23 18 20 1699
RHODE ISLAND   2 4 0 5 7 4 1 5 2 3 4 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 7 4 3 2 4 2 7 6 11 5 6 6 2 0 4 2 148
SOUTH CAROLINA   1 5 6 5 11 5 6 5 4 8 9 8 6 7 8 7 3 8 7 9 7 6 19 12 10 14 25 22 9 21 14 14 18 30 16 16 15 15 14 16 17 11 6 6 10 8 499
SOUTH DAKOTA   1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 31
TENNESSEE   1 10 5 4 5 9 4 8 7 7 7 7 6 3 2 3 2 3 7 3 6 4 4 1 4 12 9 13 7 5 4 13 15 11 14 12 18 9 13 20 15 14 7 14 6 6 359
TEXAS   2 6 14 9 11 6 10 11 15 16 9 11 12 11 9 6 10 10 10 9 11 8 16 17 13 15 23 26 12 25 25 28 26 32 38 33 27 38 34 25 22 28 16 10 14 11 770
UTAH   0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 3 4 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 1 2 5 9 13 8 5 5 3 5 2 4 0 124
VERMONT   0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 5 5 2 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 48
VIRGINIA   7 7 12 16 26 22 11 12 15 8 8 8 11 12 11 4 4 7 9 1 5 6 7 8 9 7 11 19 14 22 21 18 31 17 20 17 25 20 23 17 15 10 12 8 10 5 588
WASHINGTON   5 3 5 4 12 11 11 11 7 7 5 8 7 6 6 9 9 10 19 11 9 15 8 13 10 7 16 15 9 11 20 23 13 16 19 24 19 7 18 24 29 20 10 14 17 11 563
WEST VIRGINIA   0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 41
WISCONSIN   25 24 33 35 21 21 23 25 45 30 36 24 35 26 25 28 21 31 33 31 24 27 36 50 53 44 56 56 52 47 48 41 53 64 83 85 99 101 113 133 136 114 87 73 62 55 2364
WYOMING   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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   1 1 4 5 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35
GUAM   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
PUERTO RICO   0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
U.S. VIRGIN 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 1 0 0 0 2
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
JAPAN   3 0 4 4 6 9 14 18 32 44 35 47 85 79 60 75 48 83 105 102 124 147 177 189 228 303 300 258 301 318 328 369 311 286 368 388 371 343 334 377 353 345 270 225 226 186 8278
GERMANY   12 18 24 20 20 17 14 26 35 33 28 36 28 39 37 44 40 48 49 42 40 59 70 63 75 73 64 85 74 90 89 71 73 77 81 105 116 90 142 125 132 114 66 73 71 66 2794
UNITED KINGDOM   8 7 10 13 17 24 17 17 29 17 23 29 25 30 29 28 17 38 28 21 24 36 23 31 34 39 55 52 43 42 43 36 41 28 56 41 39 42 44 36 39 28 25 16 25 19 1364
CANADA   15 14 27 17 20 17 22 18 31 25 34 28 24 24 25 14 19 29 18 23 23 21 34 20 17 33 40 33 36 45 55 47 42 38 59 47 36 54 46 38 32 25 18 26 21 26 1356
SWEDEN   10 3 7 9 21 13 10 20 19 25 14 24 27 24 25 28 13 30 27 23 16 16 19 28 27 24 26 28 24 23 17 21 30 28 31 42 54 58 69 78 55 46 51 25 44 34 1286
FRANCE   3 5 8 9 6 10 6 9 14 13 16 14 13 12 15 12 13 19 19 12 11 18 15 25 17 25 37 30 27 37 23 31 33 32 24 28 33 28 37 32 30 23 18 13 11 14 880
FINLAND   0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 3 6 2 6 5 13 5 1 7 6 12 13 7 10 13 22 19 16 15 13 12 24 34 28 25 24 40 48 34 39 30 22 14 24 601
SWITZERLAND   2 4 5 2 2 7 5 6 3 11 8 7 8 7 5 12 15 14 18 9 13 12 11 11 15 12 11 5 15 16 11 12 15 8 13 7 15 10 18 11 9 12 11 4 6 3 436
ITALY   2 1 5 4 1 4 4 3 5 7 2 5 2 9 2 3 0 6 6 6 8 8 3 12 14 9 15 13 13 9 11 10 7 13 7 14 16 16 17 20 16 12 12 11 14 10 387
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 6 5 9 8 18 12 16 12 17 19 18 28 20 21 24 20 22 9 12 8 13 333
BELGIUM   0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 10 0 3 0 2 3 5 8 10 6 4 4 3 7 8 15 14 17 19 18 22 13 14 16 11 19 10 5 10 8 8 6 6 329
NETHERLANDS   1 1 5 2 0 2 2 1 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 0 3 7 3 1 4 4 2 4 14 11 14 3 5 10 3 6 9 9 14 10 8 9 8 10 10 1 3 4 238
AUSTRALIA   1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 2 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 7 6 5 4 7 5 10 6 8 8 5 7 6 3 2 7 0 2 171
AUSTRIA   0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 9 3 4 6 4 4 3 2 5 9 4 6 8 8 3 6 3 2 2 4 133
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 1 1 1 3 0 2 3 2 4 7 4 4 7 4 13 12 5 12 11 11 7 4 10 128
ISRAEL   0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 8 4 3 5 4 0 5 5 3 5 4 4 7 5 6 5 2 2 1 103
DENMARK   2 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 5 2 4 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 4 5 3 2 3 3 4 0 5 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 95
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 12 10 8 7 5 7 2 2 1 6 4 75
NORWAY   0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 4 5 3 6 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 2 5 8 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 73
SOUTH AFRICA   0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 4 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 65
BRAZIL   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 5 2 7 4 2 2 2 1 3 58
SPAIN   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 45
MEXICO   0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 42
NEW ZEALAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 5 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 35
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   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 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 19
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 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 15
U.S.S.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
IRELAND   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
INDIA   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 11
ARGENTINA   1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 10
LUXEMBOURG   0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 1 2 1 0 8
SAUDI ARABIA   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 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
HUNGARY   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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
INDONESIA   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 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
THE BAHAMAS   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
GREECE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 4
ICELAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
PHILIPPINES   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
CHILE   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 0 0 0 1 0 3
COLOMBIA   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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
LIECHTENSTEIN   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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
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 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
PANAMA   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
POLAND   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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ROMANIA   0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
COSTA RICA   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
LEBANON   0 0 0 1 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
PERU   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
BARBADOS   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
BOLIVIA   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
BULGARIA   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
CONGO, DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE   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
DOMINICAN 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
GUATEMALA   0 0 0 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
HONDURAS   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
KENYA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
KUWAIT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
NIGERIA   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
PARAGUAY   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SENEGAL   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
UKRAINE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ZIMBABWE   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

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   380 409 461 512 474 434 486 484 605 546 490 459 507 475 394 418 323 409 464 428 372 402 440 480 482 504 623 641 597 699 654 722 682 749 834 920 955 927 914 910 860 749 556 471 460 402 26163
U.S. GOVERNMENT   1 4 2 4 5 2 4 7 9 7 6 5 8 5 5 6 3 5 6 6 8 1 6 4 3 4 1 5 6 4 4 10 13 11 6 8 6 3 6 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 217
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   172 143 190 203 209 136 125 124 169 140 146 138 117 145 122 105 81 127 137 99 92 91 126 152 164 163 196 221 239 210 233 230 212 198 210 297 277 242 217 184 175 151 128 106 93 77 7512
FOREIGN CORPORATION   30 26 60 40 67 66 66 88 148 152 130 159 173 196 162 209 142 230 245 203 240 298 324 337 384 489 521 506 517 567 558 575 535 530 637 688 689 646 733 760 688 646 517 415 414 398 16204
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 0 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 46
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   24 29 33 34 34 39 34 34 27 36 35 45 44 45 32 32 38 55 42 48 35 34 50 59 49 52 77 59 68 62 77 72 63 61 78 74 97 81 73 61 59 46 23 35 33 23 2241

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 322,323. PAPER, PRINTING AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

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   2960 363 654 707 693 751 802 751 797 720 719 694 754 791 735 846 898 802 779 888 792 933 1085 1141 1289 1437 1510 1486 1495 1629 1729 1859 2048 2109 2318 1949 1944 2013 1999 1713 1332 836 419 175 37 2 52383
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   2608 291 565 606 569 612 643 567 621 512 523 469 536 561 493 548 579 522 479 513 464 539 604 652 699 817 863 848 866 949 1006 1096 1209 1241 1347 1118 1112 1130 994 888 771 472 240 111 20 2 32875
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   352 72 89 101 124 139 159 184 176 208 196 225 218 230 242 298 319 280 300 375 328 394 481 489 590 620 647 638 629 680 723 763 839 868 971 831 832 883 1005 825 561 364 179 64 17 0 19508
ALABAMA   14 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 8 6 1 0 2 2 0 4 4 1 2 2 0 2 5 7 8 11 9 4 10 4 10 5 7 7 3 6 1 3 7 4 3 2 0 0 181
ALASKA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ARIZONA   10 0 2 4 3 2 3 5 4 3 2 0 3 1 2 10 2 5 2 6 3 2 2 5 6 6 10 3 6 4 7 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 5 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 213
ARKANSAS   3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 3 3 3 6 12 3 10 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 72
CALIFORNIA   196 23 51 41 45 57 58 58 56 40 38 37 57 42 50 36 54 48 42 35 45 61 47 65 65 80 90 85 85 99 104 129 119 109 124 129 104 98 82 93 77 47 18 12 2 0 3033
COLORADO   12 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 6 6 2 2 2 1 3 1 0 3 3 3 4 12 11 10 8 9 7 3 12 10 7 19 13 16 15 10 14 25 14 7 5 9 0 0 295
CONNECTICUT   120 12 18 26 22 22 20 12 14 28 13 11 10 13 14 10 6 13 9 17 17 18 16 16 18 14 29 24 20 18 20 16 19 30 24 17 12 18 12 9 5 9 5 0 0 0 796
DELAWARE   39 9 4 10 11 13 13 13 11 15 5 5 12 6 10 6 5 10 6 12 7 6 4 7 11 19 19 20 10 21 15 13 16 8 15 16 10 10 5 9 12 4 2 0 0 0 474
FLORIDA   33 8 9 7 9 10 6 10 14 8 4 9 11 8 9 13 17 10 6 12 7 6 21 16 26 20 32 24 26 26 27 31 36 34 33 31 34 44 20 20 34 17 13 1 1 0 793
GEORGIA   19 2 9 5 8 3 8 7 2 9 3 6 8 12 7 13 7 10 8 10 7 11 20 24 16 29 21 26 26 30 32 54 60 56 75 59 63 45 60 36 38 12 17 6 0 0 979
HAWAII   0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
IDAHO   3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 6 4 3 3 4 2 1 3 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 62
ILLINOIS   271 24 46 58 49 44 42 47 61 48 57 65 78 83 64 68 73 73 56 48 26 34 26 43 45 42 48 55 47 58 63 51 56 67 57 60 51 62 53 53 33 29 13 11 2 0 2440
INDIANA   39 6 9 5 11 5 11 11 5 8 8 8 8 5 4 5 3 7 10 4 1 5 5 7 7 5 6 12 6 13 9 19 16 11 18 6 10 6 13 6 10 4 4 2 0 0 373
IOWA   13 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 8 3 2 2 2 5 1 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 4 5 2 6 3 4 2 5 5 4 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 117
KANSAS   25 0 5 5 6 3 5 1 3 2 1 3 0 1 3 6 2 3 2 4 5 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 5 3 4 5 3 7 2 2 0 0 0 164
KENTUCKY   22 3 8 7 8 10 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 6 1 0 2 3 0 1 3 1 3 3 12 2 7 3 4 5 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 1 0 1 0 177
LOUISIANA   11 0 3 3 3 2 6 3 4 2 2 4 3 7 6 3 5 3 3 3 0 1 4 7 5 5 7 3 4 4 6 3 7 3 4 2 3 7 3 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 166
MAINE   9 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 1 0 4 5 3 1 2 0 7 3 3 7 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 3 3 4 1 3 2 0 5 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 103
MARYLAND   39 4 5 12 12 9 14 7 10 6 7 4 5 8 6 8 10 2 6 9 4 9 5 7 5 5 11 10 16 10 16 12 22 14 10 14 17 11 6 7 5 4 5 0 0 0 408
MASSACHUSETTS   132 14 29 24 24 39 47 19 31 32 32 14 23 31 20 32 34 35 25 24 29 34 28 26 34 42 39 26 37 32 33 39 37 40 41 28 33 23 21 24 14 20 4 3 2 0 1350
MICHIGAN   116 16 32 41 23 34 24 33 37 13 14 20 20 19 13 18 33 23 21 24 21 22 23 23 24 23 27 25 40 31 31 35 26 41 37 33 30 30 31 31 27 13 9 3 0 0 1210
MINNESOTA   118 9 28 17 17 16 16 14 18 18 25 15 18 23 16 45 31 21 20 33 26 31 42 40 46 43 43 40 52 51 60 65 74 76 73 49 58 67 66 56 36 30 18 6 1 1 1668
MISSISSIPPI   3 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 45
MISSOURI   58 2 12 10 9 15 19 11 6 6 9 11 12 7 11 15 12 6 6 7 1 7 6 3 7 11 10 7 6 10 6 12 16 13 21 17 10 9 13 10 10 6 9 4 0 0 468
MONTANA   2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
NEBRASKA   6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 57
NEVADA   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 6 2 3 1 3 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 58
NEW HAMPSHIRE   10 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 4 3 5 0 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 7 5 5 6 9 15 14 7 11 12 11 18 11 13 12 5 8 2 0 2 0 0 233
NEW JERSEY   216 28 49 57 55 62 65 54 42 32 45 37 45 48 37 34 44 26 34 34 29 51 48 45 45 52 46 53 49 36 46 46 61 65 62 44 60 51 38 26 29 14 9 0 1 0 2050
NEW MEXICO   5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 49
NEW YORK   376 36 83 78 85 74 86 83 82 67 77 55 60 63 57 61 48 59 60 49 51 65 68 82 68 94 100 115 102 134 109 93 91 114 107 104 93 98 90 82 60 50 15 5 4 0 3633
NORTH CAROLINA   23 1 10 7 12 7 7 9 9 4 5 5 6 11 6 8 5 5 10 7 5 10 7 6 12 9 11 7 15 16 13 22 22 20 26 26 18 16 16 10 12 8 2 4 0 0 470
NORTH DAKOTA   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
OHIO   191 28 38 55 31 45 51 48 64 36 44 34 37 48 48 36 50 49 43 42 47 29 40 47 55 71 76 64 85 94 86 122 157 173 186 141 121 118 94 63 80 39 26 11 1 0 3044
OKLAHOMA   7 1 2 4 7 5 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 8 2 3 1 6 3 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 106
OREGON   4 1 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 4 5 8 7 7 7 2 9 3 4 10 9 6 11 4 6 10 15 14 16 5 0 3 0 0 214
PENNSYLVANIA   160 13 26 40 36 39 34 32 47 41 32 29 29 38 20 33 23 27 28 25 18 16 41 47 28 53 35 39 40 50 57 49 61 54 48 52 45 54 43 51 42 15 7 1 1 0 1699
RHODE ISLAND   11 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 5 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 4 2 3 1 3 5 7 2 3 4 5 2 6 10 13 4 5 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 148
SOUTH CAROLINA   21 5 4 4 8 6 4 11 1 12 3 6 12 5 4 8 6 8 4 7 14 20 11 13 20 21 15 17 19 12 20 21 24 15 13 18 21 18 12 10 11 7 4 4 0 0 499
SOUTH DAKOTA   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 4 1 0 3 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31
TENNESSEE   21 6 6 4 5 5 6 9 5 9 1 5 2 2 2 5 7 2 4 5 6 1 2 9 7 7 17 5 5 6 17 13 22 15 14 18 18 13 17 14 9 7 2 3 1 0 359
TEXAS   36 0 5 13 9 11 15 9 9 11 13 9 6 10 10 9 12 8 9 13 14 12 15 12 19 27 23 19 22 30 28 38 39 34 42 29 25 34 27 17 23 16 5 2 1 0 770
UTAH   1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 6 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 5 4 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 5 2 2 6 10 9 8 7 5 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 124
VERMONT   1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 6 4 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48
VIRGINIA   49 9 20 14 16 12 9 6 7 14 5 6 10 9 5 8 10 2 3 7 7 11 8 4 8 15 18 21 16 25 25 24 22 18 29 21 22 19 15 15 11 9 3 0 0 1 588
WASHINGTON   19 7 12 8 11 9 7 4 6 4 8 5 7 10 8 10 18 11 9 11 16 9 12 7 10 17 15 17 9 19 18 22 25 24 17 15 13 26 25 23 21 11 5 3 0 0 563
WEST VIRGINIA   6 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 41
WISCONSIN   122 13 21 21 15 34 32 23 39 20 29 21 25 27 31 30 31 33 31 32 28 40 62 39 53 51 52 51 49 45 64 91 86 97 143 78 136 153 136 120 74 54 21 9 2 0 2364
WYOMING   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 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   11 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
GUAM   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
PUERTO RICO   2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
U.S. VIRGIN 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
JAPAN   16 5 8 6 23 19 32 39 37 59 64 67 72 60 60 80 107 94 120 166 140 177 257 261 289 304 316 324 295 352 351 362 381 417 433 385 340 370 449 346 261 192 96 37 9 0 8278
GERMANY   80 13 18 18 15 26 27 35 24 27 31 37 35 39 41 55 54 42 50 57 56 57 79 69 64 71 82 76 96 78 76 89 115 92 142 117 147 146 156 120 72 35 21 11 3 0 2794
UNITED KINGDOM   46 10 16 15 20 20 23 19 18 35 22 20 27 27 29 34 25 31 21 25 25 41 23 40 42 53 61 44 27 47 41 43 54 43 45 35 41 39 53 44 24 5 9 1 1 0 1364
CANADA   78 12 14 19 22 23 23 23 25 28 24 20 18 22 21 23 26 24 21 28 25 22 17 22 41 28 38 48 44 51 55 51 52 56 54 41 48 40 32 32 23 31 7 4 0 0 1356
SWEDEN   33 11 10 17 14 16 22 18 20 15 21 29 27 24 20 27 31 21 24 16 16 16 30 22 31 26 22 18 22 20 31 42 45 50 74 59 57 55 94 67 41 23 8 1 0 0 1286
FRANCE   25 11 8 7 7 5 10 18 10 13 9 16 8 18 15 17 17 15 15 20 11 23 19 20 39 34 24 29 30 31 44 29 30 34 44 23 31 40 20 32 14 9 3 2 1 0 880
FINLAND   1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 4 4 2 9 11 7 0 4 10 7 14 7 13 13 16 17 17 24 13 16 30 25 36 32 33 30 49 47 57 30 10 0 0 0 0 601
SWITZERLAND   14 0 3 6 5 5 8 7 5 9 7 8 5 11 17 15 20 10 10 17 8 11 11 10 9 11 11 14 15 12 15 15 12 6 14 16 25 4 16 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 436
ITALY   12 1 3 4 3 6 2 5 7 4 2 4 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 9 7 12 11 9 12 12 14 9 12 12 6 10 14 20 19 20 9 19 23 16 14 8 4 2 0 0 387
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 8 5 9 7 15 14 21 14 23 25 21 18 19 22 30 21 20 10 9 4 1 0 333
BELGIUM   5 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 5 2 4 7 3 2 1 4 0 4 12 7 7 4 3 5 5 7 10 21 14 12 20 22 27 13 17 10 16 9 9 10 15 5 2 0 0 0 329
NETHERLANDS   10 0 0 2 3 5 3 5 4 5 1 3 2 3 3 3 0 6 4 1 8 2 3 3 7 17 8 6 7 6 7 7 9 11 15 12 8 9 11 11 5 1 2 0 0 0 238
AUSTRALIA   4 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 4 6 3 4 1 5 3 3 7 3 4 6 7 5 4 5 7 9 13 3 7 6 9 8 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 171
AUSTRIA   4 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 7 2 7 4 4 2 2 10 10 5 4 5 7 4 5 4 3 4 0 0 0 133
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 4 1 7 7 3 8 6 8 15 13 9 19 5 4 9 1 0 0 128
ISRAEL   2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 10 0 2 4 2 7 5 4 3 5 4 7 9 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 103
DENMARK   3 5 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 3 3 6 3 3 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 13 4 12 4 7 10 3 3 5 0 0 1 0 75
NORWAY   2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 5 3 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 6 4 5 3 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 73
SOUTH AFRICA   2 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 65
BRAZIL   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 5 2 2 9 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 58
SPAIN   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 45
MEXICO   2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 42
NEW ZEALAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 6 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 35
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 19
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 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 15
U.S.S.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
IRELAND   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
INDIA   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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 11
ARGENTINA   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CZECHOSLOVAKIA   1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 10
LUXEMBOURG   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
SAUDI ARABIA   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 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
HUNGARY   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
INDONESIA   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 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
THE BAHAMAS   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4
GREECE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
ICELAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
PHILIPPINES   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CHILE   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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
COLOMBIA   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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PANAMA   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
POLAND   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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ROMANIA   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 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 2
COSTA RICA   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 2
LEBANON   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
PERU   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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
BARBADOS   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 0 1
BOLIVIA   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
BULGARIA   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 0 1
CONGO, DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE   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
DOMINICAN 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
GUATEMALA   0 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
HONDURAS   0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1
KENYA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
KUWAIT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
NIGERIA   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
PARAGUAY   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
SENEGAL   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 0 1
UKRAINE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ZIMBABWE   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

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   1911 247 397 453 439 477 507 443 490 407 407 385 410 440 389 455 448 441 384 411 379 442 480 512 524 648 629 644 671 730 816 838 995 1008 1118 936 932 967 862 752 649 373 203 97 16 1 26163
U.S. GOVERNMENT   14 2 3 2 5 6 6 7 8 1 9 7 3 7 3 4 10 5 3 7 5 2 4 4 1 4 7 4 5 10 10 9 11 8 4 4 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 217
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   723 47 167 157 135 131 143 132 131 121 112 98 133 125 113 113 140 97 110 109 106 112 140 157 188 185 255 231 211 235 230 286 240 266 282 225 220 222 179 173 147 111 50 19 5 0 7512
FOREIGN CORPORATION   181 48 59 64 75 106 119 137 137 157 145 167 173 185 184 221 245 198 255 324 247 334 413 418 499 535 554 551 525 586 596 644 725 743 818 709 710 749 893 732 494 322 157 54 15 1 16204
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 0 5 0 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   129 19 28 30 39 31 27 32 31 34 45 36 35 32 45 52 54 57 24 34 55 38 48 49 74 64 64 54 80 65 74 82 76 84 96 73 77 72 64 55 40 28 9 5 1 0 2241

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