Source: Data from the US Patent and Trademark Office
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Patents (All Types) by State, 2005-2010
| Origin | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, U.S. | 28 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 39 |
| AK | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| AL | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| AR | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| AZ | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 34 |
| CA | 55 | 70 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 81 |
| CO | 42 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 48 |
| CT | 48 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 59 |
| DC | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| DE | 41 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 44 |
| FL | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
| GA | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 |
| HI | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| IA | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
| ID | 109 | 117 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 74 |
| IL | 26 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 34 |
| IN | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 26 |
| KS | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 26 |
| KY | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| LA | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| MA | 51 | 68 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 80 |
| MD | 23 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
| ME | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
| MI | 36 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 43 |
| MN | 51 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 76 |
| MO | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| MS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| MT | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| NC | 21 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 |
| ND | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| NE | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| NH | 41 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 46 | 61 |
| NJ | 33 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 49 |
| NM | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 |
| NV | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 24 |
| NY | 27 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 42 |
| OH | 24 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 35 |
| OK | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| OR | 51 | 69 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 61 |
| PA | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 31 |
| PR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RI | 29 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
| SC | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| SD | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| TN | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| TX | 24 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 32 |
| UT | 26 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 41 |
| VA | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
| VT | 66 | 78 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 107 |
| WA | 40 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 73 | 86 |
| WI | 32 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 39 |
| WV | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| WY | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 |