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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 19 18 16 17 26 96
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 10 6 9 46
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 10 8 10 6 45
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 7 14 8 7 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 11 6 3 6 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 2 12 6 35
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 6 2 5 11 29
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 8 6 1 5 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 5 4 3 5 25
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 2 5 7 5 22
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 5 3 2 9 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 4 4 5 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 5 3 0 4 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 4 6 0 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 4 3 2 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 5 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 4 2 0 2 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 5 1 2 4 13
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 4 2 4 0 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 5 3 1 12
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 5 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 6 1 1 0 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 0 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 4 0 0 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 0 0 5 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 3 0 3 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 163 164 144 121 149 741
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 28 52 24 35 30 169
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 17 18 10 12 86
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 11 11 14 12 64
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 8 6 7 7 36
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 7 6 7 4 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 4 6 2 2 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 6 1 4 3 19
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 3 2 4 5 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 5 2 3 4 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 5 5 2 2 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 4 1 1 3 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 4 2 1 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 5 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 3 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 127 136 93 103 95 554
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 290 300 237 224 244 1295


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