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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 26 26 20 29 14 115
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 9 15 11 16 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 10 12 13 13 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 14 5 8 8 46
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 5 4 13 9 41
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 13 10 3 5 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 11 8 6 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 1 7 3 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 4 7 5 2 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 5 7 3 1 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 6 5 7 4 23
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 6 4 3 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 5 5 4 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 0 2 7 6 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 1 8 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 2 6 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 3 1 4 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 5 1 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 148 150 167 131 745
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 6 12 11 10 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 6 10 11 8 37
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 2 2 9 6 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 1 2 1 6 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 3 1 3 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 6 2 1 14
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 2 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 0 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 52 25 53 53 53 236
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 201 173 203 220 184 981


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