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Subject: Number of patent applications by city
Category: Science > Technology
Asked by: shikibobo-ga
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Posted: 12 May 2004 07:44 PDT
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Question ID: 345120

Need apples to apples data - number of patent applications for each of
12 cities, either for a recent year or a span of recent years not
exceeding 5 years.

Also need some commentary on whether number of patent applications is
a reliable or reasonable indicator of the level of high-tech activity
in a city.

The 12 cities:

  Chicago
  Dallas
  Houston
  DC
  Cincinnati
  Columbus
  Denver
  Indianapolis
  Louisville
  Minneapolis
  Nashville
  St Louis

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Subject: Re: Number of patent applications by city
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 12 May 2004 11:12 PDT
Rated: 5 out of 5 stars

Hello Shikibobo, To obtain the data I went to the advanced search page at the U.S. Patent and trademark Office and performed a search using the following fields: AC Assignee City APD Application Date I used two different patent application date time frames. - January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004 - January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004 http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/search-adv.htm Below you will find the results of my search for patent applications by city. ======= Chicago ======= January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 66 patents Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Chicago January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 1788 patents Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Chicago ====== Dallas ====== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 52 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Dallas January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 2100 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Dallas ======= Houston ======= January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 94 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Houston January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 4514 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Houston ============= Washington DC ============= January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 46 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Washington January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 2191 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Washington ========== Cincinnati ========== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 31 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Cincinnati January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 1511 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Cincinnati ======== Columbus ======== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 13 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Columbus January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 520 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Columbus ====== Denver ====== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 7 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Denver January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 332 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Denver ============ Indianapolis ============ January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 45 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Indianapolis January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 802 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Indianapolis ========== Louisville ========== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 5 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Louisville January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 407 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Louisville =========== Minneapolis =========== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 12 patents Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Minneapolis January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 1063 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Minneapolis ========= Nashville ========= January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 12 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/Nashville January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 243 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/Nashville ======== St Louis ======== January 1, 2003 to May 11, 2004: 36 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2003->5/11/2004 AND AC/St AND Louis January 1, 2000 to May 11, 2004: 1136 patents. Search terms used: APD/1/1/2000->5/11/2004 AND AC/St AND Louis ----------------------------------------------------------------- I created a table with the number of patent applications by location in descending order from January 2000 to the present: ------------------------------------------- City 2000-present 2003-present ------------------------------------------- Houston 4514 94 DC 2191 46 Dallas 2100 52 Chicago 1788 66 Cincinnati 1511 31 St Louis 1136 36 Minneapolis 1063 12 Indianapolis 802 45 Columbus 520 13 Louisville 407 5 Denver 332 7 Nashville 243 12 ------------------------------------------- > Also need some commentary on whether number of patent applications is a reliable or reasonable indicator of the level of high-tech activity in a city.< According to the Metropolitan New Economy Index the number of patent applications is a reliable or reasonable indicator of the level of high-tech activity in a city. Excerpt: Patents The number of utility patents issued to companies or individuals per 1,000 workers. ?Metropolitan areas with an above-average share of high-tech jobs, where these jobs are in either corporate headquarters or R&D labs, as opposed to production facilities, tend to have the highest numbers of patents. For example, Rochester is home to both Kodak and Xerox, while Austin, San Francisco, Minneapolis, San Diego, and Boston are home to large numbers of high-tech corporate facilities.? The Metropolitan New Economy Index http://www.neweconomyindex.org/metro/part5_page3.html --------------------------------------------- Additional information that may interest you: --------------------------------------------- High-Tech Jobs ?The Rankings: The high-tech focus of metropolitan areas varies significantly, from a high of 9 percent of the workforce in Austin to 1 percent in Las Vegas.25 With the exception of Chicago and Minneapolis, the leaders tend to be on the two coasts (Boston, Washington, D.C., Raleigh, Portland, San Francisco, and San Diego) and in the Mountain and Southwest states (Denver, Dallas, and Austin).26 And these metros tend to specialize in different aspects of high-technology: software and biotech in Boston; Internet, telecommunications, and biotech in Washington, D.C.; telecommunications and biotech in Denver; semiconductors in Phoenix and Portland; and a broad mix of technologies in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles.? The Metropolitan New Economy Index http://www.neweconomyindex.org/metro/part5_page1.html The Metropolitan New Economy Index Download the complete report here: http://www.neweconomyindex.org/metro/metro_3mb.pdf Gauging Metropolitan ?High-Tech? and ?I-Tech? Activity December, 2001 Project on Regional and Industrial Economics Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Economic Development Quarterly. Metropolitan High-tech Rankings In our rankings, the Chicago and Washington DC metropolitan areas host the largest numbers of employees in high-tech industries as of 1997 Table 8. Ranked by Total High Tech Jobs (page 35) City High Tech Industry Jobs (000) Chicago 347.1 Washington, DC 321.6 San Jose 289.1 Boston 281.5 New York 250.3 Philadelphia 222.5 Dallas 197.9 Seattle 174.9 Minneapolis-St. Paul 162.6 Houston 162.5 Orange County 152.4 Atlanta 151.1 Detroit 138.8 Phoenix 116.0 San Diego 112.7 Denver 94.5 Portland, OR 77.7 Austin 75.7 Tampa-St. Petersburg 73.2 Raleigh-Durham 69.0 Kansas City 61.8 Charlotte 61.3 Salt Lake City 60.6 Fort Worth 54.6 Columbus, OH 53.7 Orlando 43.6 Riverside-San Bernardino 32.7 San Antonio 28.1 Nashville 27.4 Las Vegas 23.1 Source: Computed by Dai Yamamoto and Greg Schrock, Project on Regional and Industrial Economics, from 1997 Economic Census data Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: University of Minnesota http://www.hhh.umn.edu/people/amarkusen/hightech.pdf Search criteria: USPTO http://www.uspto.gov/pat (city name)+ "high-tech activity" City rankings by high tech metro areas "high-tech activity" high-tech activity in metro areas I hope you find this information helpful! Best regards, Bobbie7
Request for Answer Clarification by shikibobo-ga on 12 May 2004 12:24 PDT bobbie-7, can you please confirm that the figures here are patent applications, not patents issued or approved? The 2004 figures are very small relative to the 2000-2004 totals - is there a lag in the data?
Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 May 2004 12:38 PDT Dear Shikibobo, Hear are the answers to your clarification request. "Can you please confirm that the figures here are patent applications, not patents issued or approved?" The figures are for patent applications. I performed my search using "APD" in my search string. APD - Application Patent Date Link to advance search definitons http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/search-adv.htm "The 2004 figures are very small relative to the 2000-2004 totals - is there a lag in the data?" At the top of the advance search webpage it is stated that the "Data current through 05/11/2004", so it appears that there is no lag in the data. I hope this helps! Sincerely, Bobbie7
Request for Answer Clarification by shikibobo-ga on 12 May 2004 13:34 PDT I understand the definition, but is the search searching patents by application date or patent applications by application date? It looks to me like it is searching patents. Can you please confirm that the database being searched is patent applications rather than patents issued? Thank you!
Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 May 2004 14:41 PDT Dear Skikibobo, I now understand your question. The search I used was for patent application dates at the Patent (issued) Database. I located the Patent Application database. Here is the link. http://appft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.html The data is current through May 6, 2004 and provides data from 2001-2004. For example, I searched for patent applications in Chicago by patent application date (January 1, 2001 ? May 6, 2004) which resulted in 201 applications. Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Chicago: 201 applications. Would you like me to perform a search for the number of patent applications in this database for the remaining cities? Sincerely, Bobbie7
Request for Answer Clarification by shikibobo-ga on 12 May 2004 15:30 PDT Yes, if you could please supply the new data, I will make it up to you on another question. Thank you.
Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 May 2004 16:29 PDT Dear Skikibobo, Here is the data for the 12 cities from the Patent Application database. ======= Houston ======= Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 611 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Houston Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 148 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Houston ============= Washington DC ============= Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 70 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Washington Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 26 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Washington ====== Dallas ====== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 202 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Dallas Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 46 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Dallas ======= Chicago ======= Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 201 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Chicago Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 47 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Chicago ========== Cincinnati ========== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 270 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Cincinnati Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 98 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Cincinnati ======== St Louis ======== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 163 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/St AND Louis Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 51 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/St AND Louis =========== Minneapolis =========== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 238 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Minneapolis Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 58 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Minneapolis ============ Indianapolis ============ Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 28 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Indianapolis Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 7 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Indianapolis ======== Columbus ======== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 67 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Columbus Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 16 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Columbus ========== Louisville ========== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 77 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Louisville Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 6 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Louisville ====== Denver ====== Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 67 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Denver Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 12 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Denver ========= Nashville ========= Jan. 1, 2001 to May 6, 2004: 5 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2001->5/6/2004 AND AC/Nashville Jan. 1, 2003 to May 6, 2004: 0 applications Search terms: APD/1/1/2003->5/6/2004 AND AC/Nashville I created a table with the number of patent applications by location in descending order from January 2001 to May 6, 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------- Patent Applications --------------------------------------------------------------- City Jan 2001 ? May 6, 2004 Jan. 2003 ? May 6, 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------- Houston 611 148 Cincinnati 270 98 Minneapolis 238 58 Dallas 202 46 Chicago 201 47 St Louis 163 51 Louisville 77 6 DC 70 26 Columbus 67 16 Denver 67 12 Indianapolis 28 7 Nashville 5 0 --------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Patent Application Database http://appft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.html This information is current through May 6, 2004 and provides data from 2001-2004. I hope the information provided is useful! Sincerely, Bobbie7
Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 12 May 2004 16:33 PDT Sorry about the typo in your name. It should be " Dear Shikibobo,"

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