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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 38 26 21 27 18 130
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 11 12 6 8 49
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 11 8 4 9 39
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 6 11 4 4 33
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 7 10 4 3 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 8 2 8 4 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 11 6 6 2 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 4 3 4 2 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 5 3 5 2 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 5 3 2 4 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 4 5 1 2 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 5 2 3 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 6 2 0 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 4 1 3 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 6 3 1 0 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 1 4 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 168 151 125 106 86 636
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 14 16 11 3 54
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 9 8 5 4 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 6 8 3 7 30
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 9 2 1 3 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 4 1 1 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 1 2 3 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 4 2 2 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 61 68 56 32 25 242
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 229 219 181 138 111 878


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