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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 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( 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 43 46 44 51 42 226
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 28 20 27 21 119
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 25 16 22 29 19 111
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 19 13 25 17 93
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 18 21 14 17 22 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 15 14 20 18 88
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 35 10 8 14 12 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 16 8 18 13 79
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 17 12 8 10 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 9 11 16 9 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 12 11 8 8 53
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 13 11 9 8 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 10 7 11 6 44
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 7 9 10 7 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 7 7 5 8 34
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 3 8 11 4 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 3 8 6 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 1 10 6 24
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 9 1 5 3 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 4 6 3 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 4 6 5 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 3 6 3 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 3 5 3 19
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 5 5 3 2 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 5 1 2 4 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 4 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 354 312 265 355 284 1570
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 38 26 39 35 164
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 41 25 26 19 30 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 27 13 24 22 106
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 11 13 15 13 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 7 5 14 8 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 12 8 10 6 42
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 10 5 7 5 41
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 4 3 3 8 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 4 3 3 21
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 1 3 3 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 2 2 3 5 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 0 6 2 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 2 2 2 2 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 5 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 1 3 0 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 0 1 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PFX FRENCH POLYNESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 175 178 118 169 161 801
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 529 490 383 524 445 2371


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