| Table 6-19 |
| USPTO patents granted to inventors of selected states: Selected years, 1993–2005 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| State |
|
1993 |
|
1995 |
|
1997 |
|
1999 |
|
2001 |
|
2003 |
|
2005 |
| |
| U.S. patents issued to all states (number) |
|
53,231 |
|
55,739 |
|
61,708 |
|
83,905 |
|
87,600 |
|
87,893 |
|
74,637 |
| Total of seven states |
|
50.9 |
|
51.0 |
|
51.6 |
|
52.3 |
|
52.9 |
|
52.9 |
|
53.2 |
| California |
|
15.3 |
|
16.6 |
|
18.3 |
|
20.0 |
|
21.2 |
|
22.4 |
|
24.1 |
| Texas |
|
6.4 |
|
7.0 |
|
6.7 |
|
7.2 |
|
7.3 |
|
6.9 |
|
7.1 |
| New York |
|
8.8 |
|
8.4 |
|
7.8 |
|
7.3 |
|
7.2 |
|
7.1 |
|
6.3 |
| Michigan |
|
5.4 |
|
5.0 |
|
4.6 |
|
4.4 |
|
4.4 |
|
4.4 |
|
4.5 |
| Massachusetts |
|
4.1 |
|
3.9 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.4 |
|
4.2 |
| New Jersey |
|
5.5 |
|
4.9 |
|
5.2 |
|
4.8 |
|
4.4 |
|
4.0 |
|
3.4 |
| Illinois |
|
5.3 |
|
5.2 |
|
4.9 |
|
4.5 |
|
4.2 |
|
3.8 |
|
3.7 |
| |
USPTO = U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
NOTE: Patents assigned to state based on residence of first-named inventor.
SOURCES: Patents By Country, State, and Year-Utility Patents (December 2006), http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/cst_utl.htm, accessed 15 February 2007. See appendix tables 6-34 and 6-35. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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