Total Metal Working Patents 2005 to 2010

Rank	State	Fips Code	Patents
1	California	06000	755
2	Michigan	26000	252
3	New York	36000	218
4	Minnesota	27000	148
5	Texas	48000	142
6	Ohio	39000	135
7	Illinois	17000	126
8	Pennsylvania	42000	115
9	Arizona	04000	110
10	Washington	53000	77
11	Indiana	18000	76
11	Oregon	41000	76
13	Florida	12000	69
14	Connecticut	09000	68
15	Idaho	16000	67
16	Wisconsin	55000	60
17	North Carolina	37000	56
18	Massachusetts	25000	54
19	New Jersey	34000	50
20	Missouri	29000	46
21	Colorado	08000	44
22	South Carolina	45000	39
23	Georgia	13000	38
24	Maryland	24000	33
25	Virginia	51000	32
26	New Hampshire	33000	28
27	Iowa	19000	27
28	Utah	49000	17
29	Rhode Island	44000	16
30	Tennessee	47000	15
31	Kentucky	21000	14
32	Vermont	50000	13
33	New Mexico	35000	12
34	Alabama	01000	11
34	Kansas	20000	11
36	Maine	23000	8
36	Nebraska	31000	8
36	Nevada	32000	8
36	Oklahoma	40000	8
40	Arkansas	05000	7
40	Montana	30000	7
40	West Virginia	54000	7
43	Louisiana	22000	5
43	Mississippi	28000	5
45	Hawaii	15000	4
46	Wyoming	56000	3
48	Delaware	10000	2
48	North Dakota	38000	2
48	South Dakota	46000	2
51	Alaska	02000	1
51	District of Columbia	11000	1
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 14:12