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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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 142 105 101 75 93 516
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 96 89 99 54 78 416
(U.S.) OH OHIO 81 63 77 64 53 338
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 92 69 40 50 28 279
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 71 48 51 56 40 266
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 58 48 35 25 32 198
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 42 44 34 22 31 173
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 30 32 24 28 143
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 24 28 33 23 142
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 36 30 22 17 16 121
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 30 27 26 19 13 115
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 31 18 23 18 19 109
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 31 19 16 17 17 100
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 22 15 18 17 16 88
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 19 22 16 15 84
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 26 15 13 11 18 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 11 20 10 16 74
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 23 15 13 10 10 71
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 14 16 17 5 61
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 10 14 6 7 54
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 9 9 9 15 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 11 10 12 12 52
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 11 19 6 5 8 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 7 13 6 7 44
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 8 6 8 5 40
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 12 2 7 2 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 3 4 4 5 25
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 3 8 5 3 24
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 3 5 0 7 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 5 6 0 7 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 3 4 1 3 19
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 6 3 1 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 2 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 3 2 2 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 7 0 0 1 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 1 0 1 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 0 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1039 824 798 634 654 3949
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 754 662 624 584 619 3243
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 169 179 153 116 121 738
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 42 36 44 50 75 247
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 43 31 38 37 189
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 36 26 45 24 25 156
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 22 17 21 33 115
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 29 26 15 18 108
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 28 23 10 11 14 86
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 21 10 17 13 19 80
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 15 17 15 7 72
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 16 13 11 15 14 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 11 15 10 9 66
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 10 6 4 10 33
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 5 5 1 7 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 4 6 8 0 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 7 0 12 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 3 2 2 5 19
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 2 3 3 15
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 6 4 1 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 3 1 4 3 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 4 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 2 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 3 5 0 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 3 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1232 1126 1062 950 1048 5418
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2271 1950 1860 1584 1702 9367


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