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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 081, Tools

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 23 27 28 8 9 95
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 19 14 6 5 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 10 12 8 0 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 7 12 8 3 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 11 4 3 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 7 5 7 1 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 10 7 4 4 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 10 13 3 0 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 13 8 1 2 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 6 7 3 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 8 6 3 1 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 3 1 1 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 4 3 2 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 6 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 7 4 0 2 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 3 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 5 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 4 3 0 0 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 1 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 145 195 178 97 57 672
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 112 147 104 75 34 472
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 15 11 4 5 46
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 11 13 4 2 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 14 10 4 4 37
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 6 3 1 1 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 6 0 2 3 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 5 1 1 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 4 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 6 0 3 0 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 3 1 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 2 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BZX BELIZE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 221 159 108 58 710
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 309 416 337 205 115 1382


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