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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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(address updated 4/96)
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STATE-COUNTRY PATENT COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1992 PATENT FILE
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
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
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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