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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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 44 49 43 39 51 226
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 26 26 12 27 106
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 21 15 12 20 91
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 18 23 17 15 14 87
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 18 19 15 15 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 16 13 9 22 71
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 11 21 10 14 69
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 15 15 12 11 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 13 11 9 16 61
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 9 9 9 9 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 7 6 3 12 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 10 4 6 9 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 5 6 10 9 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 7 8 4 9 31
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 3 5 12 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 7 4 4 8 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 9 6 3 6 26
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 9 1 2 7 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 6 5 3 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 5 4 4 4 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 5 10 3 3 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 2 2 5 6 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 8 2 5 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 8 2 5 4 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 5 4 2 0 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 5 4 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 4 3 3 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 3 1 1 5 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 3 0 2 3 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 3 0 5 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 4 2 3 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 4 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 3 3 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 3 0 5 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 5 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 3 0 3 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 253 320 302 236 341 1452
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 48 39 48 61 75 271
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 23 39 24 44 165
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 24 30 27 40 141
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 8 18 26 34 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 18 20 13 23 81
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 9 0 6 11 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 8 4 4 27
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 7 4 7 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 5 3 6 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 2 3 5 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 4 4 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 5 2 0 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 4 2 0 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 0 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 151 144 198 183 261 937
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 404 464 500 419 602 2389


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