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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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 13 18 6 7 11 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 4 7 4 8 33
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 9 5 6 4 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 6 2 2 1 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 6 6 4 1 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 7 0 3 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 5 3 0 5 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 6 1 3 2 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 4 4 0 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 5 2 3 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 2 2 0 2 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 5 3 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 4 1 2 0 11
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 3 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 0 0 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 4 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 87 108 66 45 64 370
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 38 23 26 73 191
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 18 23 19 18 12 90
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 11 9 11 17 60
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 13 16 13 5 53
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 10 5 15 16 46
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 7 9 3 11 35
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 4 5 5 4 24
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 3 2 4 22
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 5 1 3 2 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 102 123 99 100 151 575
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 189 231 165 145 215 945


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