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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 220, Receptacles

( 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 17 41 22 16 32 128
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 20 20 11 18 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 15 11 11 20 68
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 10 4 12 10 42
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 7 4 7 11 35
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 9 9 5 8 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 8 7 5 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 6 6 6 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 9 5 5 4 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 4 3 4 7 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 4 2 3 10 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 1 4 3 8 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 3 4 1 6 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 6 2 4 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 4 5 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 3 1 5 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 3 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 0 0 2 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 4 1 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 4 2 0 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 7 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 133 184 147 128 187 779
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 28 12 14 30 106
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 24 19 9 18 90
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 6 7 6 12 38
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 6 4 2 9 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 5 4 5 6 27
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 4 2 4 8 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 4 4 1 2 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 1 3 1 11
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 2 1 5 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 96 101 66 58 104 425
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 229 285 213 186 291 1204


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