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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 451, Abrading

( 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 135 151 80 31 30 427
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 43 52 33 13 7 148
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 19 23 15 11 88
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 22 9 6 7 66
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 22 7 4 3 56
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 17 14 9 6 1 47
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 12 9 5 6 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 11 11 7 4 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 15 4 7 2 39
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 17 3 4 3 38
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 12 10 4 5 5 36
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 7 2 10 7 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 10 6 1 0 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 5 7 1 6 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 9 3 10 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 10 5 3 2 25
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 7 5 2 5 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 3 2 2 2 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 5 0 3 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 2 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 2 3 0 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 3 5 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 1 0 3 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 1 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 0 2 0 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 6 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 410 434 259 149 129 1381
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 152 156 110 76 75 569
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 59 58 43 21 22 203
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 47 31 20 25 162
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 28 19 12 12 91
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 9 6 3 3 31
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 9 4 8 6 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 10 5 6 2 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 10 7 0 4 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 10 3 5 0 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 7 9 0 0 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 4 2 1 2 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 5 2 0 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 2 0 3 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 0 3 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 324 371 259 170 163 1287
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 734 805 518 319 292 2668


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