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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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 14 19 6 14 15 68
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 8 9 11 8 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 4 4 13 8 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 4 3 9 1 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 3 7 7 3 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 3 4 7 5 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 11 4 2 3 3 23
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 8 3 2 3 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 3 3 2 4 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 1 6 2 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 4 3 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 2 3 3 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 0 2 3 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 4 2 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 127 88 71 101 80 467
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 70 56 28 48 44 246
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 14 6 14 18 70
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 7 4 9 26
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 2 3 1 3 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 3 4 6 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 3 5 6 2 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 5 1 3 2 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 1 4 0 10
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 4 1 3 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 4 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 130 103 65 98 96 492
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 257 191 136 199 176 959


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