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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 123 170 154 132 139 718
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 61 69 50 34 41 255
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 45 36 43 33 201
(U.S.) OH OHIO 33 38 19 14 35 139
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 26 31 28 22 29 136
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 34 24 21 32 130
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 24 28 18 31 24 125
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 20 28 30 19 17 114
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 22 23 20 22 107
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 13 15 11 15 80
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 27 14 9 14 76
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 26 18 8 9 74
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 13 16 19 14 12 74
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 14 18 8 15 67
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 17 16 12 8 4 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 14 9 10 12 55
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 14 8 9 11 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 15 11 3 12 51
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 12 7 7 6 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 11 8 6 11 44
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 12 6 6 11 44
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 7 9 2 7 36
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 5 11 5 5 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 13 5 3 5 32
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 5 11 7 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 10 4 4 4 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 6 3 4 3 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 5 5 3 0 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 5 4 4 2 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 4 4 2 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 1 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 6 0 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 4 2 2 0 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 2 1 1 1 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 2 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 2 3 0 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 613 749 609 500 558 3029
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 343 373 338 261 276 1591
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 77 100 74 75 64 390
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 63 42 54 42 240
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 34 31 27 32 160
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 29 24 23 20 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 25 16 12 21 90
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 25 13 14 15 87
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 17 9 11 16 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 9 11 10 8 52
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 6 13 8 7 42
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 8 10 4 5 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 8 7 4 13 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 8 6 4 3 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 4 4 6 3 22
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 8 4 5 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 6 3 2 6 18
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 7 4 1 2 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 5 2 2 14
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 1 2 5 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 2 0 0 5 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 0 3 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 2 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 629 744 635 528 562 3098
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1242 1493 1244 1028 1120 6127


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