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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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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 12 14 15 11 7 59
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 9 4 7 0 35
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 3 2 16 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 10 1 4 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 8 3 0 4 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 5 4 1 4 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 8 1 1 4 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 5 3 3 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 1 4 5 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 2 2 2 1 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 4 4 0 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 4 1 1 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 0 6 0 0 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 95 99 76 48 67 385
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 22 39 16 20 131
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 13 5 6 2 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 9 2 1 6 23
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 2 2 7 5 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 4 2 2 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 4 1 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 3 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 0 0 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 73 63 62 50 45 293
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 168 162 138 98 112 678


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