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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 404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus

( 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 10 19 13 28 12 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 8 5 11 5 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 9 7 5 10 34
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 5 8 4 4 28
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 4 3 6 5 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 5 7 7 3 25
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 13 6 1 1 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 5 9 3 4 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 5 6 6 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 4 4 10 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 7 3 6 2 21
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 4 2 5 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 2 1 0 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 5 1 2 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 3 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 0 0 4 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 87 133 105 107 96 528
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 11 8 5 13 43
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 7 6 3 10 33
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 0 6 5 2 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 1 3 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 4 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 0 5 0 2 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 1 4 1 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 2 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 5 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 39 41 43 32 47 202
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 126 174 148 139 143 730


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