Total Power Plants Patents 2005 to 2010

Rank	State	Fips Code	Patents
1	Michigan	26000	296
2	California	06000	231
3	Ohio	39000	222
4	Illinois	17000	217
5	Florida	12000	166
6	Connecticut	09000	149
7	New York	36000	109
8	Indiana	18000	100
9	Arizona	04000	75
10	South Carolina	45000	72
11	Texas	48000	71
12	Massachusetts	25000	55
13	Washington	53000	40
14	Minnesota	27000	38
15	Wisconsin	55000	35
16	Iowa	19000	33
16	Pennsylvania	42000	33
18	New Jersey	34000	27
19	Georgia	13000	23
20	Virginia	51000	21
21	Maryland	24000	20
22	Colorado	08000	19
23	New Hampshire	33000	16
23	North Carolina	37000	16
23	Tennessee	47000	16
26	Oklahoma	40000	14
27	New Mexico	35000	12
27	Utah	49000	12
29	Kansas	20000	11
29	Missouri	29000	11
31	Alabama	01000	10
32	Nevada	32000	8
33	Kentucky	21000	7
33	Oregon	41000	7
35	North Dakota	38000	6
36	Maine	23000	4
36	Wyoming	56000	4
38	Idaho	16000	3
38	Mississippi	28000	3
38	West Virginia	54000	3
41	Hawaii	15000	2
41	Louisiana	22000	2
41	Rhode Island	44000	2
41	Vermont	50000	2
45	Arkansas	05000	1
45	District of Columbia	11000	1
48	Alaska	02000	0
48	Delaware	10000	0
48	Montana	30000	0
48	Nebraska	31000	0
48	South Dakota	46000	0
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 14:13