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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 108, Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces

( 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 11 8 8 11 10 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 9 12 7 8 8 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 3 4 5 4 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 1 2 4 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 3 4 3 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 1 1 2 6 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 5 0 0 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 2 1 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 1 0 4 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 5 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 83 81 49 50 63 326
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 15 4 3 8 38
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 3 7 0 2 1 13
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 4 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 26 37 15 21 25 124
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 109 118 64 71 88 450


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