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Statistics By Calendar Year, January 1 to December 31

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The Table of Contents provides links to listings of PTMD reports that are available for viewing. The PTMD reports may be accessed using links located in the listings.
Some PTMD reports may be listed in more than one section.
PTMD reports display patent statistics and data by calendar year (1 January to 31 December).
For most users, PTMD reports displaying utility patent statistics will be the ones of interest - utility patents are also known as "patents for inventions."
PTMD reports that have a PDF file extension (e.g., "topo_01.pdf") may be viewed using free Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader software, version 6.0 or higher. This software also permits document printing. Some reports also may be viewed with earlier versions of the Adobe ® software.
Listed drill-down reports are indicated with an asterisk (*).
The most recently updated PTMD reports include data for patents granted through 2003.

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This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
us_stat	html pdf	2003	U.S. Patent Statistics Report : This chart shows the yearly number of applications and grants for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents granted since 1963. Utility counts are divided into U.S. and foreign origin. (updated annually).
all_tech	html pdf	2003	All Technologies ( Utility Patents ) Report : This report counts only utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Parts A1 and A2 of this report show the number of utility patents granted since 1963. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes patent grants by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes patent grants by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 1,000 or more patents since 1969. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
h_at	html	2003	Extended Year Set - Historic Data, All Technologies ( Utility Patents ) Report : This report counts only utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Parts A1 and A2 of this report show the number of utility patents granted since 1963. Yearly totals are provided for each year. Part A1 distributes patent grants by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes patent grants by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 1,000 or more patents since 1969. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated periodically)
design	html pdf	2003	Design Patents Report : This report counts only design patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1977. Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for patents granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the patents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the patents by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 50 or more design patents since 1977. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
plant	html pdf	2003	Plant Patents Report : This report counts only plant patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1977. Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for patents granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the patents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the patents by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 5 or more plant patents since 1977. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
reissues	html pdf	2003	Reissue Patents Report : This report counts only reissue patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1977. Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for patents granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the patents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the patents by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 5 or more reissue patents since 1977. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
sir	html pdf	2003	Statutory Invention Registrations and Defensive Publications Report : This report counts only statutory invention registrations and defensive publications granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1977. Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for the patent documents granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the documents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the documents by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. documents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 1 or more statutory invention registrations or defensive publications since 1977. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual activity for the most recent 14 year period. Documents are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
apat	html pdf	2003	All Patents, All Types Report : This report counts utility patents as well as other types of U.S. documents (i.e., design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1977. Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for patents granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the patents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the patents by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 1,000 or more patent documents since 1977. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
st_co_YY	html	2003	Patent Counts, Single Year Reports, 1992 to Present U.S. states and countries from which U.S. patent grants originated during a calendar year; a separate report is provided for each calendar year starting with 1992; separate counts are provided for each state, country, and patent type (updated annually).
appl_yr	html pdf	2003	Number of Utility Patent Applications Filed in the United States By Country of Origin, Calendar Years 1965 to Present : This report consists of a series of tables that show the yearly number of utility patent applications filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1965. Application counts are separated by country of origin based on the residence of the first-named inventor (updated annually)

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Reports Available for Viewing

Report Breakouts
By Geographic Origin

This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
cst_utl	html pdf	2003	Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, Utility Patents Report : This report shows the number of U.S. utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted since 1963, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 21 years. (updated annually)
cst_utlh	html	2003	Extended Year Set - Historic Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, Utility Patents Report : This report shows the number of U.S. utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted since 1963, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided. (updated periodically)
cst_all	html pdf	2003	Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, All Patents, All Types Report : This report shows the number of U.S. patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since 1977, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided for the most recent years. (updated annually)
cst_allh	html	2003	Extended Year Set - Historic Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, All Patents, All Types Report : This report shows the number of U.S. patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since 1977, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided. (updated periodically)
asgstc/ regions	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By State and Country of Origin, Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Organization : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected state or country during the last 5 years, this series of reports displays the major organizations receiving those patents. Organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period are listed with annual totals provided for each year. Patent ownership information corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest.
clsstc/ regions	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By State and Country of Origin, Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Technology Class : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected state or country during the last 5 years, this series of reports displays the technology classes of those patent grants. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest.
tecstc/ classes	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By Technology Class, Patenting by Technology Class - Breakout By Geographic Origin : Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") issued during the last 5 years and having primary classification in a technology class, this series of reports displays the U.S. state/territory or country from which those patents originated. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available.
county	pdf	1999	U.S. Patent Grants by State, County, and Metropolitan Area, (1990 to the present) : This report presents the number of utility patents awarded to residents of each state, county (or county equivalent), and metropolitan area in the United States. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes for each geographic area are also provided. Only utility patents granted since 1990 are currently represented in this report, but data for prior years will be included as the data become available. The current report lists data for each year since and including 1990. Distribution of other types of patents, e.g., plant, design, reissue, and distributions of inventors by county and metropolitan area are available upon request (see also Custom Reports). (updated irregularly)
per_cap	pdf	1999	United States Patent Grants - Number of Grants Per 100,000 Population, By Metropolitan Area, 1998 : This report presents the number of patents granted, and the number of patents granted per 100,000 population in each metropolitan area in 1998. Levels of patent activity within each metropolitan area are depicted in map and tabular presentations. The types of patents included in this report are utility, design, and plant, with separate breakouts provided for utility and design patents granted to independent inventors. (updated irregularly)
masgstc/ mregions	html	1999	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By U.S. Metropolitan Area, Patenting in Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan Areas of the United States- Breakout By Organization : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected U.S. metropolitan or non-metropolitan area during the last 5 years, this series of reports displays the major organizations receiving those patents. Organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period are listed with annual totals provided for each year. Patent ownership information reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest. (updated irregularly)
mclsstc/ mregions	html	1999	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By U.S. Metropolitan Area, Patenting in Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan Areas of the United States- Breakout By Technology Class : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected U.S. metropolitan or non-metropolitan area during the last 5 years, this series of reports displays the technology classes of those patent grants. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest. (updated irregularly)

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Reports Available for Viewing

Report Breakouts
By Patenting Organization

This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
topYYcos	html	2003	Preliminary List of Top Patenting Organizations During the Calendar Year, Single Year Reports, 1991 to Present A list of the top 10 or 11 organizations receiving U.S. utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") is presented for each calendar year starting with 1991. For the final tabulation of top patenting organizations during a year, please see the "Patenting by Organizations Report" for that year . (updated annually)
topo_YY	html pdf	2003	Final Tabulation - Patenting by Organizations Report, Single Year Reports, 1995 to Present Part A1 of this report provides the total count for utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted during the calendar year (or half year, in the case of mid-year reports). The total is broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. A count is shown for each of the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the year. The total is also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B1 of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies, and other organizations that have received 40 or more patents during the year (for pre-1998 reports, listed organizations include those that have received 30 or more patents during the year). It ranks these organizations in terms of patent receipts for the year. (updated annually)
asgstc/ regions	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By State and Country of Origin, Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Organization : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected state or country during the last 5 years, this series of reports displays the major organizations receiving those patents. Organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period are listed with annual totals provided for each year. Patent ownership information corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest.
tecasg/ classes	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By Technology Class, Patenting by Technology Class - Breakout By Organization : Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") issued during the last 5 years and having primary classification in a technology class, this series of reports displays the organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period. Patent ownership information corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available.
us_gov	html pdf	2003	U.S. (Federal) Government Patenting Report : This report counts all patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1977 for which ownership was assigned to the U.S. Government at the time of grant. Parts A1 and A2 of this report provide yearly totals for patents granted during the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes the patents by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes the patents by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Part B of this report shows the Federal organizations that have received 1 or more patent documents since 1977. It ranks these Federal organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated annually)
univ_toc	html	2000	US Colleges and Universities- Utility Patent Grants, 1969-2000 : Updated annually, this report profiles the patent activity of U.S. colleges and universities since 1969. The number of utility patents awarded annually to each U.S. college and university is presented. Separate tables show the numbers of patents awarded within each technology class of the U.S. Patent Classification System. Institutions that are ranked in the top 100 based on total research and development expenditures are separately identified. The patent activity of these institutions is also summarized apart from the patent activity of all colleges and universities. (updated annually)

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Reports Available for Viewing

Report Breakouts
By Patented Technology

This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
cbcby	html pdf	2003	Patent Counts by Class by Year Report : This report shows the number of patent documentsutility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since 1977 in each of the approximately 450 U.S. patent classes, the primary divisions of technology within the U.S. Patent Classification System. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent years. The report consists of two parts, one which lists patent counts by "original" classification only and one which lists counts by "original" and "cross-reference" classifications with duplicate patent counts eliminated. A list of the U.S. patent class titles is included in this report. (updated annually)
cbcby_in	html pdf	2003	Patent Counts by Class by Year, Independent Inventors : This report counts only documents granted to independent inventors. Independent inventor patents are those for which ownership is either unassigned or assigned to an individual (i.e., not an organization) at the time of grant. This report shows the number of patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since 1977 in each of the approximately 450 U.S. patent classes, the primary divisions of technology within the U.S. Patent Classification System. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent years. The report consists of two parts, one which lists patent counts by "original" classification only and one which lists counts by "original" and "cross-reference" classifications with duplicate patent counts eliminated. A list of the U.S. patent class titles is included in this report. (updated annually)
tecasg/ classes	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By Technology Class, Patenting by Technology Class - Breakout By Organization : Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") issued during the last 5 years and having primary classification in a technology class, this series of reports displays the organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period. Patent ownership information corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available.
tecstc/ classes	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By Technology Class, Patenting by Technology Class - Breakout By Geographic Origin : Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") issued during the last 5 years and having primary classification in a technology class, this series of reports displays the U.S. state/territory or country from which those patents originated. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available.
clsstc/ regions	html	2003	(*) DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By State and Country of Origin, Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Technology Class : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected state or country during the last 5 years, this series of reports displays the technology classes of those patent grants. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. Yearly totals are provided for each of the 5 years. (updated annually) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest.
stchem	pdf	2001	Technology Workload Report - Chemical Classes : Technology Workload Reports profile the characteristics of patents that have been identified based on the "primary" patent classification assigned to each patent - each patent receives one, and only one, primary patent classification. For a comprehensive list of available PTMD Technology Workload Reports and Selected Technology Reports, please refer to the PTMD Brochure. Parts A1 and A2 of each Technology Workload Report show the number of patents granted in the technology during a recent period, usually 1977 to the present. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes patent grants by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes patent grants by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of each Technology Workload Report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received the most patents during the period. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application.
stelec	pdf	2001	Technology Workload Report - Electrical Classes : Technology Workload Reports profile the characteristics of patents that have been identified based on the "primary" patent classification assigned to each patent - each patent receives one, and only one, primary patent classification. For a comprehensive list of available PTMD Technology Workload Reports and Selected Technology Reports, please refer to the PTMD Brochure. Parts A1 and A2 of each Technology Workload Report show the number of patents granted in the technology during a recent period, usually 1977 to the present. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes patent grants by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes patent grants by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of each Technology Workload Report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received the most patents during the period. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application.
stmech	pdf	2001	Technology Workload Report - Mechanical Classes : Technology Workload Reports profile the characteristics of patents that have been identified based on the "primary" patent classification assigned to each patent - each patent receives one, and only one, primary patent classification. For a comprehensive list of available PTMD Technology Workload Reports and Selected Technology Reports, please refer to the PTMD Brochure. Parts A1 and A2 of each Technology Workload Report show the number of patents granted in the technology during a recent period, usually 1977 to the present. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 14 years. Part A1 distributes patent grants by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes patent grants by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of each Technology Workload Report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received the most patents during the period. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity for the most recent 14 year period. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application.

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Reports Available for Viewing

Report Breakouts
By Inventor

This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
inv_utl	html pdf	2003	Independent Inventors By State By Year, Utility Patents Report : This report shows the number of "independent inventors" by state (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor) for all U.S. utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted from 1975 to the present. Independent inventors are the inventors of those patents that are either unassigned or assigned to individuals at the time of patent grant. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 17 years. (updated annually)
inv_all	html pdf	2003	Independent Inventors by State by Year, All Patents, All Types Report : This report shows the number of "independent inventors" by state (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor) for all U.S. patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted from 1977 to the present. Independent inventors are the inventors of those patents that are either unassigned or assigned to individuals at the time of patent grant. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent 17 years. (updated annually)
inv_prol	pdf	1997	Prolific Inventors Receiving Utility Patents, 1988-1997 : This report identifies prolific inventors who received a large number of utility patents during the 1988 to 1997 period.(updated irregularly)
cbcby_in	html pdf	2003	Patent Counts by Class by Year, Independent Inventors : This report counts only documents granted to independent inventors. Independent inventor patents are those for which ownership is either unassigned or assigned to an individual (i.e., not an organization) at the time of grant. This report shows the number of patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since 1977 in each of the approximately 450 U.S. patent classes, the primary divisions of technology within the U.S. Patent Classification System. Yearly totals are provided for the most recent years. The report consists of two parts, one which lists patent counts by "original" classification only and one which lists counts by "original" and "cross-reference" classifications with duplicate patent counts eliminated. A list of the U.S. patent class titles is included in this report. (updated annually)
wom_98	pdf	1998	Buttons to Biotech, U.S. Patenting By Women, 1977 to 1996- includes update through 1998 : This report examines US patenting by US-resident women. For more recent updates, please contact PTMD. (updated irregularly)

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Reports Available for Viewing,

Historical and Extended-Year Set Statistics

This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
h_counts	html pdf	2003	U.S. Patent Activity, 1790-Present : This report presents annual counts of utility (invention), design, and plant patents and applications received and issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1790. (updated annually)
us_stat	html pdf	2003	U.S. Patent Statistics Report : This chart shows the yearly number of applications and grants for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents granted since 1963. Utility counts are divided into U.S. and foreign origin. (updated annually).
h_at	html	2003	Extended Year Set - Historic Data, All Technologies ( Utility Patents ) Report : This report counts only utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Parts A1 and A2 of this report show the number of utility patents granted since 1963. Yearly totals are provided for each year. Part A1 distributes patent grants by their dates of grant and Part A2 distributes patent grants by their dates of patent application. The totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Yearly counts are shown for the 36 foreign countries receiving the most U.S. patents during the period. Totals are also divided according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned. Part B of this report shows the national and international corporations, government agencies and other organizations that have received 1,000 or more patents since 1969. It ranks these organizations in terms of total patent receipts and profiles their annual patenting activity. Patent grants are distributed in two ways, by year of grant and by year of patent application. (updated periodically)
cst_utlh	html	2003	Extended Year Set - Historic Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, Utility Patents Report : This report shows the number of U.S. utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") granted since 1963, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided. (updated periodically)
cst_allh	html	2003	Extended Year Set - Historic Patent Counts by Country/State and Year, All Patents, All Types Report : This report shows the number of U.S. patent documents (i.e., utility patents, design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, defensive publications, and statutory invention registrations) granted since 1977, broken down by the state or country of origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor). Yearly totals are provided. (updated periodically)
asgstca/ regions	html	2003	(*) Extended-Year Set - DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By State and Country of Origin, Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Organization : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected state or country and issued beginning in 1969, this series of reports displays the major organizations receiving those patents. Organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period are listed with annual totals provided for each year. Patent ownership information corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. (updated periodically) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest.
clsstca/ regions	html	2003	(*) Extended-Year Set - DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By State and Country of Origin, Patenting by Geographic Origin (State and Country)- Breakout By Technology Class : For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") originating from a selected state or country and issued since 1963, this series of reports displays the technology classes of those patent grants. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. Yearly totals are provided for each of the years. (updated periodically) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available. Also, please note that the "drill-down" reports listed under the Table of Contents subheading, "By Patented Technology", also may be of interest.
tecasga/ classes	html	2003	(*) Extended-Year Set - DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By Technology Class, Patenting by Technology Class - Breakout By Organization : Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") issued since 1969 and having primary classification in a technology class, this series of reports displays the organizations receiving 5 or more patents during the period. Patent ownership information corresponds to the first-named owner listed on the patent and reflects ownership at the time of patent grant. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.Yearly totals are provided for each of the years. (updated periodically) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available.
tecstca/ classes	html	2003	(*) Extended-Year Set - DRILL-DOWN Utility Patent Reports By Technology Class, Patenting by Technology Class - Breakout By Geographic Origin : Technology class is determined by the primary classification (often referred to as the ORIGINAL classification, in Patent Office specific terminology), within the US Patent Classification System, that has been assigned to each patent. For utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention") issued since 1963 and having primary classification in a technology class, this series of reports displays the U.S. state/territory or country from which those patents originated. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Yearly totals are provided for each of the years. (updated periodically) Please note that paper copies of these reports are not available.
appl_yr	html pdf	2003	Number of Utility Patent Applications Filed in the United States By Country of Origin, Calendar Years 1965 to Present : This report consists of a series of tables that show the yearly number of utility patent applications filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1965. Application counts are separated by country of origin based on the residence of the first-named inventor (updated annually)

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Miscellaneous Tables and Reports

This table lists PTMD patent statistics reports and tables that are available for viewing. Links to access the reports and tables are provided in the listings (see the table column labeled "links").
File name	Links to Report	Year of Report	Title and Description
pat_trYY	html	2003	Patenting Trends, Single Year Reports, 1991 to the Present : For each calendar year, a brief discussion of the patenting trends is presented. (updated annually)
issuyear	html pdf	2003	Issue Years and Patent Numbers Since 1836 : For utility, design, plant, and reissue patents and statutory invention registrations granted from 1836 to the present, this report enables a user to identify the issue year from the patent number. (updated annually)
issuedate	pdf	2001	Issue Dates and Patent Numbers Since 1836 : For patent documents granted since 1963, this report enables a user to identify the issue date from the patent number. For utility, design, and plant patents granted from 1836 to 1962, this report enables a user to identify the issue year from the patent number. (updated annually)
filingyr	html pdf	2003	Filing Years and Application Serial Numbers Since 1882 : For patents applied for since 1882, this report enables a user to identify the approximate filing year from the application serial number. (updated annually)
wom_98	html pdf	1998	Buttons to Biotech, U.S. Patenting By Women, 1977 to 1996- includes update through 1998 : This report examines US patenting by US-resident women. For more recent updates, please contact PTMD. (updated irregularly)
brochure	html	2004	PTMD Products and Services Brochure : This brochure provides general information about Patent Technology Monitoring Division reports, products, and services. (updated irregularly)

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Link with Technological Activity

Most analyses of technological activity that incorporate patent data will focus on the activity of utility patents, also known as "patents for inventions." Since design patents are granted for ornamental designs and not for inventions, they are usually perceived to have a lesser relationship with technological activity. Similarly, statutory invention registrations and defensive publications do not convey patent protection to disclosed inventions and may have a lesser relationship with technological activity. Plant patents may or may not disclose an invention; however, plant patents are numerically small relative to utility patents and are usually handled and analyzed separately.

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Other Sources of USPTO Statistical Data

Other statistical data relating to patents may be found in the Commissioner's Annual Reports as well as in other documents available at the USPTO Web Site.

Please note that data contained in the Commissioner's Annual Reports are predominantly fiscal year data covering annual periods that extend from October 1 to September 30.

The Commissioner's Annual Reports as well as other patent data on the USPTO Web Site may be accessed from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Home Page (http://www.uspto.gov).

Statistical Data From Other Intellectual Property Offices

For statistical data profiling patenting activity at intellectual property offices outside the United States, the web sites of those offices should be consulted. Please note that patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provide patent protection only within the United States.

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Please note that table data in some of the PTMD HTML Hypertext format files can be directly imported into many newer software programs (e.g., newer spreadsheet software).

Frequency of Updating of PTMD Reports

Updates to PTMD General Statistical Reports are usually generated in March/April of each year to incorporate data through December of the previous year. Midyear updates are generated for some PTMD reports with the update reports containing data through June. These update reports are generally available in late July to early August. One exception is the "U.S. Patent Statistics Report", which is fully updated in May/June of each year.

PTMD single year reports are usually generated in February of the following year. The "Patenting By Organizations Report", however, is updated once per year in March/April.

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