| Patents By Class in 2010 | Number | Rank | 5-year Total | Rank |
| Total | 1,697 | 22 | 7,018 | 21 |
| Utility | 1,492 | 22 | 5,874 | 22 |
| Design | 198 | 19 | 1,104 | 18 |
| Plant | 1 | 26 | 11 | 23 |
| Top 20 Utility Patent Sub Classes in This State, 2005 to 2010 |
| 424 - Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 293 | 14 |
| 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 196 | 4 |
| 606 - Surgery (instruments) | 195 | 7 |
| 800 - Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 150 | 5 |
| 340 - Communications: Electrical | 116 | 18 |
| 73 - Measuring and Testing | 115 | 13 |
| 280 - Land Vehicles | 111 | 7 |
| 520 - Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 109 | 14 |
| 701 - DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 102 | 5 |
| 532 - Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 101 | 18 |
| 60 - Power Plants | 100 | 8 |
| 128 - Surgery (includes Class 600) | 99 | 16 |
| 348 - Television | 91 | 7 |
| 123 - Internal-Combustion Engines | 91 | 6 |
| 5 - Beds | 82 | 3 |
| 29 - Metal Working | 76 | 11 |
| 297 - Chairs and Seats | 75 | 4 |
| 435 - Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology | 74 | 22 |
| 296 - Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 72 | 4 |
| 439 - Electrical Connectors | 72 | 16 |
