| Patents By Class in 2006 | Number | Rank | 5-year Total | Rank |
| Total | 1,499 | 22 | 7,647 | 20 |
| Utility | 1,165 | 22 | 6,335 | 22 |
| Design | 319 | 14 | 1,259 | 12 |
| Plant | 7 | 11 | 34 | 7 |
| Top 20 Utility Patent Sub Classes in This State |
| 424 - Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 413 | 13 |
| 532 - Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 130 | 14 |
| 123 - Internal-Combustion Engines | 129 | 6 |
| 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 118 | 6 |
| 606 - Surgery (instruments) | 117 | 9 |
| 296 - Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 112 | 3 |
| 73 - Measuring and Testing | 112 | 15 |
| 29 - Metal Working | 111 | 10 |
| 280 - Land Vehicles | 111 | 5 |
| 60 - Power Plants | 108 | 7 |
| 701 - DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 104 | 4 |
| 439 - Electrical Connectors | 102 | 12 |
| 348 - Television | 100 | 4 |
| 428 - Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles | 89 | 19 |
| 340 - Communications: Electrical | 85 | 18 |
| 362 - Illumination | 82 | 9 |
| 5 - Beds | 81 | 4 |
| 520 - Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 79 | 21 |
| 137 - Fluid Handling | 78 | 6 |
| 800 - Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 78 | 6 |
