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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)


CALENDAR YEAR 2006 PATENT COUNTS
BY PATENT TYPE
AND
BY STATE AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN *

This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) database, displays calendar year U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent grants by state and country of origin. 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 USPTO.

This table displays counts of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patents granted in calendar year 2006 as broken out by patent type (utility, design, plant, and reissue patents and statutory invention registrations) and by state and country of origin.
Code State/Country * Utility Design Plant Reissue Totals
(less SIRs)
Statutory
Invention
Registration (SIR)
AL ALABAMA 357 70 1 1 429 1
AK ALASKA 36 9 0 0 45 0
AZ ARIZONA 1705 183 0 5 1893 0
AR ARKANSAS 138 43 3 1 185 0
CA CALIFORNIA 22275 2531 165 68 25039 4
CO COLORADO 2118 223 0 8 2349 0
CT CONNECTICUT 1652 196 5 4 1857 0
DE DELAWARE 357 38 0 1 396 0
FL FLORIDA 2600 582 64 15 3261 2
GA GEORGIA 1487 202 26 4 1719 0
HI HAWAII 84 14 2 1 101 0
ID IDAHO 1663 48 0 6 1717 0
IL ILLINOIS 3294 737 12 10 4053 0
IN INDIANA 1165 319 7 8 1499 0
IA IOWA 666 65 0 1 732 0
KS KANSAS 492 86 0 3 581 0
KY KENTUCKY 413 57 0 1 471 0
LA LOUISIANA 321 37 6 1 365 0
ME MAINE 142 13 1 0 156 0
MD MARYLAND 1410 136 1 9 1556 2
MA MASSACHUSETTS 4011 336 8 13 4368 1
MI MICHIGAN 3758 404 9 7 4178 1
MN MINNESOTA 2957 290 16 5 3268 0
MS MISSISSIPPI 119 31 0 2 152 1
MO MISSOURI 721 135 5 2 863 0
MT MONTANA 121 15 0 0 136 0
NE NEBRASKA 186 51 2 0 239 0
NV NEVADA 386 84 0 2 472 0
NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 602 53 0 2 657 0
NJ NEW JERSEY 3172 434 6 15 3627 2
NM NEW MEXICO 344 10 0 0 354 0
NY NEW YORK 5627 753 8 18 6406 1
NC NORTH CAROLINA 1974 247 8 3 2232 1
ND NORTH DAKOTA 66 8 3 0 77 0
OH OHIO 2630 652 3 6 3291 4
OK OKLAHOMA 544 34 4 2 584 0
OR OREGON 2060 421 50 5 2536 0
PA PENNSYLVANIA 2842 330 4 10 3186 5
RI RHODE ISLAND 269 84 1 0 354 0
SC SOUTH CAROLINA 577 113 0 1 691 0
SD SOUTH DAKOTA 74 4 1 0 79 0
TN TENNESSEE 669 144 1 3 817 0
TX TEXAS 6308 385 2 21 6716 1
UT UTAH 684 110 0 6 800 0
VT VERMONT 437 49 0 0 486 0
VA VIRGINIA 1094 128 0 9 1231 1
WA WASHINGTON 3286 322 3 9 3620 0
WV WEST VIRGINIA 103 8 0 0 111 0
WI WISCONSIN 1688 452 3 7 2150 1
WY WYOMING 48 8 0 0 56 0
DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 63 6 0 0 69 0
PR PUERTO RICO 25 1 0 0 26 0
US UNITED STATES 2 0 0 0 2 0
VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISL. 1 0 0 0 1 0
               
  TOTAL, ALL US STATES 89823 11691 430 295 102239 28
               
DZ ALGERIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
AI ANGUILLA 1 0 0 0 1 0
AE ARAB EMIRATES 8 1 0 0 9 0
AR ARGENTINA 38 7 1 1 47 0
AM ARMENIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
AU AUSTRALIA 1325 160 45 7 1537 1
AT AUSTRIA 577 48 0 0 625 1
AZ AZERBAIJAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
BS THE BAHAMAS 5 2 0 0 7 0
BB BARBADOS 3 0 0 0 3 0
BY BELARUS 5 0 0 0 5 0
BE BELGIUM 625 69 25 1 720 0
BM BERMUDA 1 1 0 0 2 0
BR BRAZIL 121 26 1 0 148 0
BG BULGARIA 3 1 0 0 4 0
CA CANADA 3572 501 5 16 4094 0
CL CHILE 14 0 0 0 14 0
HK CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 308 445 0 0 753 0
CN CHINA P.REP. 661 309 0 0 970 0
CO COLOMBIA 5 2 0 0 7 0
CR COSTA RICA 5 2 19 0 26 0
HR CROATIA 14 0 0 0 14 0
CU CUBA 2 0 0 0 2 0
CY CYPRUS 4 0 0 0 4 0
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 34 0 2 0 36 1
DK DENMARK 439 33 71 3 546 0
DO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 1 0 2 0
EC ECUADOR 3 0 0 0 3 0
EG EGYPT 4 0 0 0 4 0
SV EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 0 1 0
EE ESTONIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
FJ FIJI 1 0 0 0 1 0
FI FINLAND 950 53 0 2 1005 0
PF FR. POLYNESIA 0 1 0 0 1 0
FR FRANCE 3431 395 23 7 3856 0
GE GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 3 0 0 0 3 0
DE GERMANY 10005 773 98 13 10889 0
GI GIBRALTAR 1 0 0 0 1 0
GR GREECE 20 2 0 1 23 0
GT GUATEMALA 1 0 0 0 1 0
HN HONDURAS 1 0 0 0 1 0
HU HUNGARY 49 0 0 0 49 0
IS ICELAND 22 1 0 1 24 0
IN INDIA 481 19 5 1 506 0
ID INDONESIA 3 12 1 0 16 0
IR IRAN 2 0 0 0 2 0
IE IRELAND 174 22 2 0 198 0
IL ISRAEL 1218 64 38 5 1325 0
IT ITALY 1480 416 0 3 1899 0
JP JAPAN 36807 2405 84 115 39411 0
JO JORDAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
KZ KAZAKHSTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
KE KENYA 3 0 0 0 3 0
KW KUWAIT 7 0 0 0 7 0
LV LATVIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
LB LEBANON 2 0 0 0 2 0
LI LIECHTENSTEIN 20 0 0 0 20 0
LT LITHUANIA 9 2 0 0 11 0
LU LUXEMBOURG 33 15 0 1 49 0
MO MACAU 2 0 0 0 2 0
MY MALAYSIA 113 18 0 0 131 0
MT MALTA 2 0 0 0 2 0
MX MEXICO 66 22 0 0 88 0
MC MONACO 13 0 0 0 13 0
MA MOROCCO 3 0 0 0 3 0
NL NETHERLANDS 1323 107 212 5 1647 0
NZ NEW ZEALAND 136 32 4 1 173 0
NO NORWAY 244 27 0 1 272 0
PK PAKISTAN 2 0 0 0 2 0
PY PARAGUAY 1 0 0 0 1 0
PE PERU 3 0 0 0 3 0
PH PHILIPPINES 35 0 0 0 35 0
PL POLAND 29 2 0 0 31 0
PT PORTUGAL 16 1 0 0 17 0
QA QATAR 2 0 0 0 2 0
RO ROMANIA 9 0 0 0 9 0
RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION 172 2 2 0 176 0
SA SAUDI ARABIA 19 1 0 0 20 0
SG SINGAPORE 412 55 0 2 469 0
SK SLOVAKIA 4 0 0 0 4 0
SI SLOVENIA 21 3 0 0 24 0
ZA SOUTH AFRICA 109 13 5 0 127 0
KR SOUTH KOREA 5908 589 0 12 6509 0
ES SPAIN 295 81 3 2 381 0
LK SRI LANKA 3 0 0 0 3 0
SE SWEDEN 1243 112 1 4 1360 0
CH SWITZERLAND 1201 182 0 5 1388 0
SY SYRIA 3 0 0 0 3 0
TW TAIWAN 6360 1553 1 5 7919 0
TH THAILAND 31 10 1 0 42 0
TT TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 3 0 0 0 3 0
TN TUNISIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
TR TURKEY 16 9 0 0 25 0
TC TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1 0
UA UKRAINE 24 1 0 0 25 0
GB UNITED KINGDOM 3585 664 69 10 4328 1
UY URUGUAY 2 0 0 0 2 0
UZ UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
VE VENEZUELA 13 2 0 0 15 0
VG VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 4 1 0 0 5 0
YU YUGOSLAVIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
ZW ZIMBABWE 1 0 0 0 1 0
SC SEYCHELLES 2 0 0 0 2 0
               
  TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN 83948 9274 719 224 94165 4
  TOTAL, ALL U.S. 89823 11691 430 295 102239 28
  TOTAL, ALL U.S./FOR 173771 20965 1149 519 196404 32
               
  TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN (%) 48.3% 44.2% 62.6% 43.2% 47.9% 12.5%
  TOTAL, ALL U.S. (%) 51.7% 55.8% 37.4% 56.8% 52.1% 87.5%
  TOTAL, ALL U.S./FOR (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Notes:

* Please note that the country of origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.


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