| Granted Patents By Class in 2011 | Number | Rank | 5-year Total | Rank |
| Total | 1,633 | 22 | 7,152 | 21 |
| Utility | 1,437 | 22 | 6,146 | 22 |
| Design | 187 | 18 | 972 | 20 |
| Plant | 2 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| Top 20 Utility Patent Sub Classes in This State, 2006 to 2011 |
| 424 - Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 300 | 13 |
| 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 256 | 3 |
| 606 - Surgery (instruments) | 234 | 7 |
| 800 - Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 169 | 6 |
| 60 - Power Plants | 119 | 7 |
| 128 - Surgery (includes Class 600) | 119 | 13 |
| 520 - Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 115 | 14 |
| 532 - Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 109 | 18 |
| 340 - Communications: Electrical | 107 | 19 |
| 701 - DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 105 | 6 |
| 73 - Measuring and Testing | 104 | 14 |
| 280 - Land Vehicles | 102 | 9 |
| 5 - Beds | 94 | 2 |
| 123 - Internal-Combustion Engines | 91 | 5 |
| 435 - Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology | 84 | 22 |
| 604 - Surgery (Medicators and Receptors) | 79 | 15 |
| 29 - Metal Working | 77 | 12 |
| 348 - Television | 73 | 8 |
| 428 - Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles | 72 | 20 |
| 180 - Motor Vehicles | 71 | 5 |
| 439 - Electrical Connectors | 71 | 16 |
