Utility patents are patents for invention. Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor.

For more information on patent types, see https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/types-patent-applications.

For more information on CBSA data, see https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/cls_cbsa/explan_cls_cbsa.htm.

For more information on county data, see https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/countyall/explan_countyall.htm.