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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 131, Tobacco

( 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.) VA VIRGINIA 8 5 9 6 9 37
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 6 11 5 5 34
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 3 4 1 0 3 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 3 0 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 28 20 27 21 25 121
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 3 9 6 1 25
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 1 4 1 6 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 3 3 3 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 17 10 21 13 18 79
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 45 30 48 34 43 200


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