                         PATENT COUNTS



                   States and Countries of Origin

                       Calendar Year 1996



This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast

(TAF) data base, displays calendar year Patent and Trademark Office

(PTO) patent grants by state and country of origin.  This report

was prepared on 1/27/97.  Separate counts are provided for utility,

design, plant, and reissue patents and for statutory invention

registrations (SIRs).  The 'totals' column, as listed in this report,

excludes counts of SIRs.



Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named

inventor as displayed on the face of each patent. Patent counts

are broken down by type of patent document issued by the PTO.



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MAIL

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



AL       ALABAMA                 278       57       1         0     336       0

AK       ALASKA                   36       16       0         0      52       0

AZ       ARIZONA                1062       83       2         6    1153       0

AR       ARKANSAS                114       47       0         1     162       0

CA       CALIFORNIA            10474     1329     107        36   11946      12

CO       COLORADO               1178      139       0         3    1320       0

CT       CONNECTICUT            1453      228       2         3    1686       0

DE       DELAWARE                454       13       0         4     471       1

FL       FLORIDA                2083      404      15         4    2506       4

GA       GEORGIA                 968      166       1         1    1136       0

HI       HAWAII                   80       23       1         0     104       0

ID       IDAHO                   364       27       0         1     392       0

IL       ILLINOIS               3144      508      12         8    3672       2

IN       INDIANA                1278      138       0         1    1417       1

IA       IOWA                    433       51       0         2     486       0

KS       KANSAS                  291       54       0         3     348       0

KY       KENTUCKY                319       76       0         1     396       0

LA       LOUISIANA               400       42       0         2     444       0

ME       MAINE                    99       15       0         0     114       0

MD       MARYLAND               1102       97       4         1    1204       5

MA       MASSACHUSETTS          2452      245       6         7    2710       3

MI       MICHIGAN               3178      270       0         5    3453       3

MN       MINNESOTA              1772      222       0         5    1999       2

MS       MISSISSIPPI             137       26       5         0     168       0

MO       MISSOURI                655      104       0         2     761       0

MT       MONTANA                 110       31       0         0     141       0

NE       NEBRASKA                167       20       0         0     187       0

NV       NEVADA                  195       36       0         1     232       0

NH       NEW HAMPSHIRE           418       46       0         3     467       0

NJ       NEW JERSEY             3093      275       0         8    3376      11

NM       NEW MEXICO              225       16       0         1     242       0

NY       NEW YORK               5175      614       6        16    5811       5

NC       NORTH CAROLINA         1188      255       4         3    1450       4

ND       NORTH DAKOTA             62       10       0         0      72       0

OH       OHIO                   2616      527       5         8    3156      17

OK       OKLAHOMA                481       60       0         1     542       0

OR       OREGON                  772      185       5         3     965       0

PA       PENNSYLVANIA           2922      293       3         7    3225       1

RI       RHODE ISLAND            235       56       0         0     291       0

SC       SOUTH CAROLINA          469       48       0         1     518       0

SD       SOUTH DAKOTA             43        6       0         0      49       0

TN       TENNESSEE               632       82       0         4     718       0

TX       TEXAS                  4172      309       1         9    4491      21

UT       UTAH                    540       59       0         4     603       0

VT       VERMONT                 254       27       0         1     282       0

VA       VIRGINIA                859      104       0         2     965       2

WA       WASHINGTON             1142      183       3         2    1330       0

WV       WEST VIRGINIA           114       24       0         1     139       0

WI       WISCONSIN              1320      197       0         4    1521       0

WY       WYOMING                  33       12       0         0      45       0

DC       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA     40        2       0         0      42       0

GU       GUAM                      1        1       0         0       2       0



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MAIL

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



PR       PUERTO RICO              23        2       0         0      25       0

US       UNITED STATES             1        2       0         0       3       0

VI       VIRGIN (U.S.) ISL         1        1       0         0       2       0

TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         61107     7863     183       175   69328      94









COUNTRY

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



AG       ANTIGUA                   2        0       0         0       2       0

AE       ARAB EMIRATES             1        0       0         0       1       0

AR       ARGENTINA                30        2       0         0      32       0

AW       ARUBA                     1        0       0         0       1       0

AU       AUSTRALIA               472       87       7         1     567       0

AT       AUSTRIA                 361       25       0         0     386       0

AZ       AZERBAIJAN                2        0       0         0       2       0

BS       THE BAHAMAS               2        1       0         0       3       0

BY       BELARUS                   4        0       0         0       4       0

BE       BELGIUM                 488       26       2         0     516       0

BM       BERMUDA                   1        1       0         0       2       0

BO       BOLIVIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0

BR       BRAZIL                   63        6       0         0      69       0

BG       BULGARIA                  1        0       0         0       1       0

CA       CANADA                 2233      401       0         5    2639       0

KY       CAYMAN ISLANDS            3        0       0         0       3       0

CL       CHILE                     4        0       0         0       4       0

CN       CHINA P.REP.             46        2       0         0      48       0

CO       COLOMBIA                  6        0       0         0       6       0

CK       COOK ISLANDS              1        0       0         0       1       0

CR       COSTA RICA                1        0       5         0       6       0

HR       CROATIA                   4        0       0         0       4       0

CZ       CZECH REPUBLIC            5        0       0         0       5       0

CS       CZECHOSLOVAKIA            8        1       0         0       9       0

DK       DENMARK                 241       66      27         0     334       0

EG       EGYPT                     3        0       0         0       3       0

EE       ESTONIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0

FI       FINLAND                 444        9       0         0     453       0

GF       FRENCH GUIANA             1        0       0         0       1       0

FR       FRANCE                 2788      201      18         9    3016       0

DE       GERMANY                6817      250      48         9    7124       0

GR       GREECE                   18        0       0         0      18       0

GT       GUATEMALA                 2        0       0         0       2       0

HN       HONDURAS                  1        0       0         0       1       0

HK       HONG KONG                88      159       0         0     247       0

HU       HUNGARY                  43        0       0         0      43       0

IS       ICELAND                   4        0       0         0       4       0

IN       INDIA                    35        1       0         0      36       1

ID       INDONESIA                 1        0       0         1       2       0

IE       IRELAND                  78       10       0         0      88       0

IL       ISRAEL                  484       32       7         2     525       0



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COUNTRY

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



IT       ITALY                  1199      179       2         4    1384       0

JM       JAMAICA                   1        0       0         0       1       0

JP       JAPAN                 23052      936       9        49   24046      12

JO       JORDAN                    1        0       0         0       1       0

KE       KENYA                     2        0       0         0       2       0

KW       KUWAIT                    2        0       0         0       2       0

KG       KYRGYZSTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0

LI       LIECHTENSTEIN            12        0       0         0      12       0

LU       LUXEMBOURG               18        9       0         0      27       0

MO       MACAU                     1        0       0         0       1       0

MY       MALAYSIA                 12       12       0         0      24       0

MX       MEXICO                   39        7       0         0      46       0

MC       MONACO                    4        2       0         0       6       0

MA       MOROCCO                   1        0       0         0       1       0

NL       NETHERLANDS             797       44      41         3     885       1

NZ       NEW ZEALAND              52       23       2         1      78       0

NO       NORWAY                  139       11       0         0     150       0

PK       PAKISTAN                  1        1       0         0       2       0

PA       PANAMA                    1        0       0         0       1       0

PE       PERU                      3        1       0         0       4       0

PH       PHILIPPINES               4        0       0         0       4       0

PL       POLAND                   15        1       0         0      16       0

PT       PORTUGAL                  3        1       0         0       4       0

RO       ROMANIA                   4        0       0         0       4       0

RU       RUSSIAN FEDERATION      116        1       0         1     118       0

KN       SAINT KITTS & NEVIS       1        0       0         0       1       0

ZA       S. AFRICA               111        5       0         0     116       0

SA       SAUDI ARABIA             12        0       0         0      12       0

SG       SINGAPORE                88        9       0         0      97       0

SK       SLOVAKIA                  1        0       0         0       1       0

SI       SLOVENIA                 10        3       0         0      13       0

KR       SOUTH KOREA            1493       72       0         2    1567       0

ES       SPAIN                   157       28       2         0     187       0

LK       SRI LANKA                 1        1       0         0       2       0

SE       SWEDEN                  854      115       1         1     971       0

CH       SWITZERLAND            1112       74       0         5    1191       1

TW       TAIWAN                 1897      522       0         0    2419       0

TH       THAILAND                 11        0       0         0      11       0

TT       TRINIDAD/TOBAGO           0        2       0         0       2       0

TR       TURKEY                    3        0       0         0       3       0

TC       TURKS AND CAICOS ISL      1        0       0         0       1       0

SU       U.S.S.R.                 16        0       0         0      16       0

UA       UKRAINE                  15        0       0         0      15       0

GB       UNITED KINGDOM         2453      202       8        11    2674       0

UY       URUGUAY                   2        0       0         0       2       0

UZ       UZBEKISTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0

VE       VENEZUELA                25        5       0         0      30       0

YU       YUGOSLAVIA                5        1       0         0       6       0

ZW       ZIMBABWE                  1        0       0         0       1       0







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COUNTRY

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN             48539     3547     179       104   52369      15

TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         61107     7863     183       175   69328      94

TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES          109646    11410     362       279  121697     109



TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN      (%)     44.3%    31.1%   49.4%     37.3%   43.0%   13.8%

TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES  (%)     55.7%    68.9%   50.6%     62.7%   57.0%   86.2%

TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES    (%)    100.0%   100.0%  100.0%    100.0%  100.0%  100.0%



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