                         PATENT COUNTS



                   States and Countries of Origin

                       Calendar Year 1992



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 2/17/93.  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                    ----------------  Patent Type  --------------------

CODE   STATE/COUNTRY    UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE   TOTALS    SIRS



AL   ALABAMA                258       39       0         2      299       2

AK   ALASKA                  39       10       0         0       49       0

AZ   ARIZONA                836       61       0         3      900       2

AR   ARKANSAS               140       35       0         0      175       0

CA   CALIFORNIA           7,887    1,051     128        33    9,099      11

CO   COLORADO               849       94       0         7      950       0

CT   CONNECTICUT          1,454      157       0         9    1,620       1

DE   DELAWARE               522       18       0         2      542       0

DC   DISTRICT OF COLU        59        7       0         1       67       1

FL   FLORIDA              1,863      232      11         6    2,112       3

GA   GEORGIA                675      134       0         3      812       1

HI   HAWAII                  70       11       0         0       81       0

ID   IDAHO                  239       19       0         1      259       3

IL   ILLINOIS             2,895      376       2        11    3,284       4

IN   INDIANA                927      162       0         6    1,095       1

IA   IOWA                   367       38       0         2      407       0

KS   KANSAS                 264       60       0         1      325       0

KY   KENTUCKY               259       37       0         1      297       0

LA   LOUISIANA              488       36       1         1      526       0

ME   MAINE                  106       22       0         1      129       0

MD   MARYLAND               960      104       1         2    1,067      14

MA   MASSACHUSETTS        2,228      199       5        18    2,450       3

MI   MICHIGAN             2,833      179       4        12    3,028       2

MN   MINNESOTA            1,396      192       1         9    1,598       1

MS   MISSISSIPPI            121       25       0         0      146       0

MO   MISSOURI               700      118       2         1      821       0

MT   MONTANA                 87       14       0         2      103       0

NE   NEBRASKA               144       14       0         1      159       0

NV   NEVADA                 150       16       0         1      167       0

NH   NEW HAMPSHIRE          335       27       0         1      363       0

NJ   NEW JERSEY           2,867      252       1         8    3,128      11

NM   NEW MEXICO             237       15       0         0      252       0

NY   NEW YORK             4,482      467       4        13    4,966       7

NC   NORTH CAROLINA         851       89       2         2      944       0

ND   NORTH DAKOTA            58       10       0         0       68       0

OH   OHIO                 2,574      339      21        16    2,950       5

OK   OKLAHOMA               576       73       0         2      651       2

OR   OREGON                 512      174       7         3      696       0

PA   PENNSYLVANIA         2,680      214       0         8    2,902       5

PR   PUERTO RICO             18        5       0         0       23       0

RI   RHODE ISLAND           195       47       0         0      242       0

SC   SOUTH CAROLINA         446       50       1         1      498       2

SD   SOUTH DAKOTA            33       10       0         0       43       0

TN   TENNESSEE              534       55       1         4      594       0

TX   TEXAS                3,358      296       1        17    3,672       8

UT   UTAH                   376       53       0         4      433       3

VT   VERMONT                116       15       0         2      133       0

VA   VIRGINIA               891       90       0         2      983       5

VI   VIRGIN ISL (US)          1        0       0         0        1       0

WA   WASHINGTON             929       84       3         8    1,024       0

WV   WEST VIRGINIA          181        6       0         1      188       0

WI   WISCONSIN            1,153      182       0         3    1,338       1



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STATE-COUNTRY PATENT COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1992 PATENT FILE   PAGE 2



MAIL                    ----------------  Patent Type  --------------------

CODE   STATE/COUNTRY    UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE   TOTALS    SIRS



WY   WYOMING                 34        0       0         0       34       0

US   UNITED STATES            1        0       0         0        1       0

     TOTAL, ALL U.S.

            STATES       52,254    6,013     196       231   58,694      98









COUNTRY                     ----------------  Patent Type  ----------------

CODE   STATE/COUNTRY    UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE   TOTALS    SIRS



AR   ARGENTINA               20        3       0         0       23       0

AU   AUSTRALIA              410       83       2         3      498       0

AT   AUSTRIA                370       30       0         2      402       0

BS   BAHAMAS                  2        0       0         0        2       0

BE   BELGIUM                324       43       2         1      370       0

BR   BRAZIL                  40        3       0         0       43       0

TW   CHINA(TAIWAN)        1,000      250       0         2    1,252       0

HK   HONG KONG               60       99       0         0      159       0

CL   CHILE                    5        0       0         0        5       0

CN   CHINA P.REP.            41        0       0         0       41       0

CO   COLOMBIA                 6        0       0         0        6       0

CS   CZECHOSLOVAKIA          17        1       0         0       18       0

DK   DENMARK                193       77       4         1      275       0

EG   EGYPT                    1        0       0         0        1       0

GB   UNITED KINGDOM       2,425      194       4        10    2,633       0

EC   ECUADOR                  1        0       0         0        1       0

FI   FINLAND                360       19       0         1      380       0

FR   FRANCE               3,029      234      13         4    3,280       2

DE   GERMANY              7,311      258      17        19    7,605       2

GR   GREECE                   9        0       0         0        9       0

HN   HONDURAS                 1        0       0         0        1       0

HU   HUNGARY                 88        1       0         0       89       0

IS   ICELAND                  6        0       0         0        6       0

IN   INDIA                   24        0       0         0       24       0

IR   IRAN                     1        0       0         0        1       0

SG   SINGAPORE               32        3       0         0       35       0

IE   IRELAND                 55        6       0         0       61       0

IL   ISRAEL                 335        8       7         0      350       0

IT   ITALY                1,271      172       2         1    1,446       0

TT   TRINIDAD/TOBAGO          2        0       0         0        2       0

JP   JAPAN               21,925    1,149      11        66   23,151      13

LB   LEBANON                  1        0       0         0        1       0

LI   LIECHTENSTEIN           16        0       0         0       16       0

LU   LUXEMBOURG              26       10       0         0       36       0

MX   MEXICO                  39        6       0         0       45       0

NL   NETHERLANDS            855       66      46         6      973       1

CA   CANADA               1,964      240       8         5    2,217       1

MC   MONACO                   4        1       0         0        5       0

NZ   NEW ZEALAND             44        9       7         0       60       0

NO   NORWAY                 108       13       0         0      121       0



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STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1992 PATENT FILE          PAGE 3



COUNTRY                 ----------------  Patent Type  --------------------

CODE   STATE/COUNTRY    UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE   TOTALS    SIRS





PE   PERU                     5        0       0         0        5       0

PH   PHILIPPINES              7        0       0         0        7       0

PT   PORTUGAL                 1        7       0         0        8       0

BG   BULGARIA                 5        0       0         0        5       0

SE   SWEDEN                 627       98       0         3      728       0

CH   SWITZERLAND          1,196       93       0         4    1,293       0

TH   THAILAND                 1        0       0         1        2       0

TR   TURKEY                   4        0       0         0        4       0

ZA   S. AFRICA               97        4       0         0      101       0

UY   URUGUAY                  2        0       0         0        2       0

VE   VENEZUELA               22        2       0         0       24       0

SY   SYRIA                    2        0       0         0        2       0

YU   YUGOSLAVIA              17        1       0         0       18       0

MR   MAURITANIA               0        1       0         0        1       0

ES   SPAIN                  133       14       2         0      149       0

MY   MALAYSIA                 5        6       0         0       11       0

SA   SAUDI ARABIA             8        0       0         0        8       0

ID   INDONESIA                8        1       0         0        9       0

TZ   TANZANIA                 1        0       0         0        1       0

KR   SOUTH KOREA            538       48       0         0      586       0

CR   COSTA RICA               1        0       0         0        1       0

PL   POLAND                   5        0       0         0        5       0

SU   U.S.S.R.                66        1       0         0       67       0

LK   SRI LANKA                2        0       0         0        2       0

NG   NIGERIA                  2        0       0         0        2       0

PK   PAKISTAN                 1        0       0         0        1       0

JM   JAMAICA                  1        0       0         0        1       0

JO   JORDAN                   1        0       0         0        1       0

KW   KUWAIT                   1        0       0         0        1       0

SN   SENEGAL                  1        0       0         0        1       0

BB   BARBADOS                 0        1       0         0        1       0

KY   CAYMAN ISLANDS           4        0       0         0        4       0

GY   GUYANA                   1        0       0         0        1       0

AE   ARAB EMIRATES            1        0       0         0        1       0

VG   BRIT. VIRGIN IS.         0        1       0         0        1       0

MU   MAURITIUS                1        0       0         0        1       0

MT   MALTA                    1        0       0         0        1       0



  TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN     45,189    3,256     125       129   48,699      19



  TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 52,254    6,013     196       231   58,694      98

  TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES   97,443    9,269     321       360  107,393     117



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