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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 44 33 25 27 23 152
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 34 27 15 25 137
(U.S.) OH OHIO 29 14 28 20 22 113
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 19 19 16 12 88
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 22 15 17 12 85
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 18 15 11 21 82
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 21 21 11 12 14 79
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 20 13 7 5 59
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 7 11 15 6 55
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 12 9 8 8 46
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 8 9 6 8 45
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 10 9 4 8 9 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 10 3 3 6 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 4 6 10 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 6 7 6 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 4 3 9 8 29
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 3 3 3 9 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 3 3 3 6 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 3 3 6 6 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 7 6 4 1 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 3 6 5 22
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 4 3 6 6 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 3 3 5 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 8 3 1 5 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 8 2 3 3 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 7 0 4 2 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 6 2 3 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 8 2 2 0 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 7 0 5 1 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 3 1 6 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 5 1 1 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 0 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 356 329 259 249 272 1465
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 124 100 113 112 558
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 55 45 62 33 31 226
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 21 14 14 14 77
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 19 14 16 9 75
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 22 11 14 10 73
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 11 8 4 10 50
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 15 10 6 12 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 6 11 9 11 47
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 6 4 5 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 3 7 5 3 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 3 5 5 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 5 3 1 5 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 4 5 3 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 3 4 2 1 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 6 1 0 1 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 5 3 2 15
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 5 1 3 2 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 3 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 4 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 300 316 280 254 252 1402
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 656 645 539 503 524 2867


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