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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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 61 74 64 66 68 333
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 27 32 31 36 31 157
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 21 14 16 10 72
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 12 16 8 12 69
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 13 20 17 12 68
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 10 11 14 11 59
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 14 11 10 13 55
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 8 13 16 8 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 16 5 9 9 46
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 9 10 6 10 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 11 2 8 7 34
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 7 4 6 6 30
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 1 8 8 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 7 2 6 3 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 4 5 4 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 5 6 0 6 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 6 2 6 2 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 7 3 4 2 19
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 5 0 2 2 19
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 4 6 4 2 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 9 1 0 1 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 2 3 4 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 5 1 4 4 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 0 3 5 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 3 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 6 2 0 1 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 2 3 3 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 4 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 245 320 261 284 264 1374
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 60 70 55 59 74 318
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 40 72 63 64 66 305
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 49 47 38 42 35 211
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 31 19 22 32 127
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 14 13 6 15 53
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 8 10 11 13 48
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 12 10 7 8 46
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 7 8 9 11 42
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 11 4 7 4 28
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 7 3 4 3 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 4 2 6 2 19
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 3 3 4 1 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 7 3 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 3 4 3 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 4 0 2 0 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 234 305 243 263 281 1326
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 479 625 504 547 545 2700


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