                         PATENT COUNTS



                   States and Countries of Origin

                       Calendar Year 1997



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 1/28/98.  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                 300       45       0         0     345       0

AK       ALASKA                   46       14       0         0      60       0

AZ       ARIZONA                1049      114       0         0    1163       0

AR       ARKANSAS                125       25       2         0     152       0

CA       CALIFORNIA            11289     1475     114        25   12903      12

CO       COLORADO               1220      123       0         1    1344       1

CT       CONNECTICUT            1404      237       2         2    1645       0

DE       DELAWARE                357       11       0         0     368       2

FL       FLORIDA                2159      358      30         3    2550       2

GA       GEORGIA                 966      141       3         2    1112       0

HI       HAWAII                   77       14       2         0      93       0

ID       IDAHO                   565       30       0         2     597       0

IL       ILLINOIS               3007      516       4        10    3537       2

IN       INDIANA                1215      113       1         2    1331       0

IA       IOWA                    398       50       0         2     450       0

KS       KANSAS                  260       62       0         0     322       0

KY       KENTUCKY                291       54       1         4     350       0

LA       LOUISIANA               377       31       0         1     409       0

ME       MAINE                    93       16       0         0     109       0

MD       MARYLAND               1170       85       0         2    1257       6

MA       MASSACHUSETTS          2575      243       4         8    2830       1

MI       MICHIGAN               2839      221       4        11    3075       1

MN       MINNESOTA              1829      218       0        11    2058       1

MS       MISSISSIPPI             157       27       0         0     184       0

MO       MISSOURI                730      129       7         2     868       0

MT       MONTANA                  88       15       0         2     105       0

NE       NEBRASKA                164       20       1         0     185       0

NV       NEVADA                  182       45       0         0     227       0

NH       NEW HAMPSHIRE           457       41       1         3     502       0

NJ       NEW JERSEY             3189      261       2         9    3461       2

NM       NEW MEXICO              261       15       1         4     281       0

NY       NEW YORK               4813      585       7        15    5420       1

NC       NORTH CAROLINA         1262      236       2         0    1500       1

ND       NORTH DAKOTA             42        6       0         2      50       0

OH       OHIO                   2715      542      17         6    3280      15

OK       OKLAHOMA                416       37       0         0     453       0

OR       OREGON                  793      305       5         0    1103       0

PA       PENNSYLVANIA           2697      219       6         9    2931       3

RI       RHODE ISLAND            249       53       0         1     303       0

SC       SOUTH CAROLINA          430       67       0         2     499       0

SD       SOUTH DAKOTA             46        7       0         0      53       0

TN       TENNESSEE               645       95       3         2     745       1

TX       TEXAS                  4139      276       6        17    4438      10

UT       UTAH                    611       51       0         2     664       0

VT       VERMONT                 277       14       0         0     291       0

VA       VIRGINIA                818       93       0         3     914       3

WA       WASHINGTON             1350      155       5         1    1511       0

WV       WEST VIRGINIA           146       18       0         0     164       0

WI       WISCONSIN              1301      218       0         7    1526       1

WY       WYOMING                  51        9       0         0      60       0

DC       DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA     52        7       0         0      59       0



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MAIL

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



GU       GUAM                      1        1       0         0       2       0

PR       PUERTO RICO              10        4       0         0      14       0

AS       U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDS      1        0       0         0       1       0

US       UNITED STATES             4        0       0         0       4       0

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

TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         61710     7747     230       173   69860      65







COUNTRY

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



AR       ARGENTINA                35        2       1         0      38       0

AW       ARUBA                     1        0       0         0       1       0

AU       AUSTRALIA               478       76      14         0     568       0

AT       AUSTRIA                 376       17       0         0     393       0

BS       THE BAHAMAS              10        0       0         0      10       0

BH       BAHRAIN                   1        0       0         0       1       0

BY       BELARUS                   2        0       0         0       2       0

BE       BELGIUM                 514       40       4         0     558       2

BM       BERMUDA                   1        0       0         0       1       0

BR       BRAZIL                   62        4       0         1      67       0

BG       BULGARIA                  5        0       0         0       5       0

CA       CANADA                 2378      418      15         4    2815       1

KY       CAYMAN ISLANDS            6        0       0         0       6       0

CL       CHILE                     5        1       0         0       6       0

CN       CHINA P.REP.             62        4       0         0      66       0

CO       COLOMBIA                 10        0       0         0      10       0

CD       CONGO, DEM REP OF THE     1        0       0         0       1       0

CR       COSTA RICA                7        0       0         0       7       0

HR       CROATIA                  10        0       0         0      10       0

CU       CUBA                      4        0       0         0       4       0

CY       CYPRUS                    2        0       0         0       2       0

CZ       CZECH REPUBLIC           14        0       0         0      14       0

CS       CZECHOSLOVAKIA            9        1       0         0      10       0

DK       DENMARK                 333       89       9         1     432       0

EC       ECUADOR                   0        1       0         0       1       0

EG       EGYPT                     1        0       0         0       1       0

SV       EL SALVADOR               1        0       0         0       1       0

FI       FINLAND                 452       15       0         1     468       0

FR       FRANCE                 2958      212      27         5    3202       0

GE       GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)     1        0       0         0       1       0

DE       GERMANY                7008      239      34        10    7291       1

GR       GREECE                   12        0       0         0      12       0

GT       GUATEMALA                 2        0       0         0       2       0

HT       HAITI                     1        0       0         0       1       0

HN       HONDURAS                  0        0       1         0       1       0

HK       HONG KONG,S.A.R.         81      180       0         0     261       0

HU       HUNGARY                  25        0       0         0      25       0

IS       ICELAND                   3        0       0         0       3       0



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COUNTRY

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



IN       INDIA                    47        1       0         0      48       0

ID       INDONESIA                 5        7       0         0      12       1

IR       IRAN                      1        0       0         0       1       0

IE       IRELAND                  73        4       0         1      78       0

IL       ISRAEL                  534       43       0         0     577       0

IT       ITALY                  1239      165       0        13    1417       0

JP       JAPAN                 23178      948       6        51   24183       7

JO       JORDAN                    4        0       0         0       4       0

KZ       KAZAKHSTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0

KE       KENYA                     1        0       0         0       1       0

KW       KUWAIT                    2        0       0         0       2       0

LB       LEBANON                   1        0       0         0       1       0

LI       LIECHTENSTEIN            11        1       0         0      12       0

LT       LITHUANIA                 2        0       0         0       2       0

LU       LUXEMBOURG               22       20       0         0      42       0

MY       MALAYSIA                 17       12       0         0      29       0

MT       MALTA                     1        0       0         0       1       0

MX       MEXICO                   45       11       0         1      57       0

MC       MONACO                    5        3       0         0       8       0

AN       NETH. ANTILLES            1        0       0         0       1       0

NL       NETHERLANDS             809       55      29         2     895       1

NZ       NEW ZEALAND              85       22       2         0     109       0

NG       NIGERIA                   2        0       0         0       2       0

NO       NORWAY                  142       15       0         0     157       0

PE       PERU                      1        1       0         0       2       0

PH       PHILIPPINES               4       17       0         0      21       0

PL       POLAND                   11        0       0         0      11       0

PT       PORTUGAL                  8        0       0         0       8       0

RO       ROMANIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0

RU       RUSSIAN FEDERATION      111        1       0         0     112       0

ZA       S. AFRICA               101       13       0         0     114       0

SA       SAUDI ARABIA             14        0       0         0      14       0

SG       SINGAPORE                94        6       0         0     100       0

SK       SLOVAKIA                  3        0       0         0       3       0

SI       SLOVENIA                  7        0       0         0       7       0

KR       SOUTH KOREA            1891       73       0         1    1965       0

ES       SPAIN                   177       15       0         1     193       0

LK       SRI LANKA                 1        1       0         0       2       0

SE       SWEDEN                  867      100       0         3     970       0

CH       SWITZERLAND            1090       89       0         0    1179       0

TW       TAIWAN                 2057      539       0         1    2597       0

TH       THAILAND                  5        6       0         0      11       0

TT       TRINIDAD/TOBAGO           1        0       0         0       1       0

TN       TUNISIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0

TR       TURKEY                    5        0       0         0       5       0

SU       U.S.S.R.                  4        0       0         0       4       0

UA       UKRAINE                   8        0       0         0       8       0

GB       UNITED KINGDOM         2678      196      22         8    2904       0

UY       URUGUAY                   4        0       0         0       4       0

VE       VENEZUELA                25        1       0         0      26       0



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COUNTRY

CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS



VG       VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISL      1        2       0         0       3       0

YU       YUGOSLAVIA                5        1       0         0       6       0





TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN             50274     3667     164       104   54209      13

TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         61710     7747     230       173   69860      65

TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES          111984    11414     394       277  124069      78



TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN      (%)     44.9%    32.1%   41.6%     37.5%   43.7%   16.7%

TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES  (%)     55.1%    67.9%   58.4%     62.5%   56.3%   83.3%

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



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