IV. Indiana Data

Indiana Data: Elkhart County compared to the rest of the state

A. Who
1. Top 50 Assignees receiving patents
2. Distribution of patents among assignees

B. How Many
1. Patents filed by year

C. Where
1. Patents filed by City

D. What
1. Patents by IPC Section
2. Patents by IPC Class

A. Who

1. Top 100 assignees receiving patents

This chart shows the top 100 assignees who are receiving patents at the state level.

2. Distribution of patents among assignees

These charts show what the distribution of patents is across all assignees, answering the question: What size companies are receiving patents? As the data shows, the majority of companies receiving patents have less than 10 patents total.

B. How Many

1. Patents by year

This chart shows how many patents were filed in each year since 1976. Note that chart ends at 2002–past that date, the data is not complete because of the three year lag time between patent filing and issuance.

C. Where

1. Patents by County

This chart shows which counties received the most patents as well as cross references that data with population, poverty, income, and education data.

2. Patents by City

This chart shows the top 100 cities in Indiana that received patents.

D. What

These charts show all Indiana patents by IPC section and class.

1. Patents by IPC Section

2. Patents by IPC Class

This chart lists patents by their IPC classification, and the % changes that have occured.