Utility Patents 2006 Through 2010

Rank	States	Fips Code	Patents
1	California	06000	109,039
2	Texas	48000	31,232
3	New York	36000	27,838
4	Massachusetts	25000	19,656
5	Washington	53000	19,599
6	Michigan	26000	16,701
7	Illinois	17000	15,438
8	New Jersey	34000	15,300
9	Minnesota	27000	14,268
10	Pennsylvania	42000	13,763
11	Ohio	39000	12,683
12	Florida	12000	12,179
13	North Carolina	37000	10,208
14	Oregon	41000	9,542
15	Colorado	08000	9,336
16	Arizona	04000	8,398
17	Wisconsin	55000	7,730
18	Connecticut	09000	7,683
19	Georgia	13000	7,461
20	Maryland	24000	6,743
21	Idaho	16000	6,211
22	Indiana	18000	5,874
23	Virginia	51000	5,788
24	Utah	49000	3,746
25	Missouri	29000	3,721
26	Tennessee	47000	3,445
27	Iowa	19000	3,261
28	New Hampshire	33000	2,888
29	Vermont	50000	2,440
30	Kansas	20000	2,391
31	South Carolina	45000	2,361
32	Oklahoma	40000	2,350
33	Kentucky	21000	2,159
34	Nevada	32000	2,006
35	Delaware	10000	1,690
36	Alabama	01000	1,684
37	New Mexico	35000	1,647
38	Louisiana	22000	1,404
39	Rhode Island	44000	1,257
40	Nebraska	31000	987
41	Maine	23000	694
42	Mississippi	28000	633
43	Arkansas	05000	599
44	Montana	30000	500
45	West Virginia	54000	493
46	Hawaii	15000	417
47	North Dakota	38000	400
48	District of Columbia	11000	333
49	South Dakota	46000	304
50	Wyoming	56000	278
51	Alaska	02000	141
Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: May 20, 2011 at 14:01