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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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 18 15 8 15 6 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 6 7 1 2 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 7 3 5 5 22
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 2 2 5 4 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 3 4 3 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 1 1 4 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 2 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 0 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 3 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 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.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 74 67 43 49 47 280
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 24 12 10 26 95
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 8 5 5 8 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 5 7 11 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 6 3 2 5 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 0 2 3 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 6 2 3 1 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 1 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 66 72 36 38 62 274
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 140 139 79 87 109 554


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