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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 277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 9 15 5 9 3 41
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 7 4 7 2 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 9 4 4 3 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 4 3 6 4 22
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 7 3 3 5 3 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 3 2 4 2 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 3 6 1 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 6 3 1 3 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 2 4 1 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 4 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 98 85 48 61 33 325
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 42 55 30 23 14 164
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 22 13 14 13 96
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 5 5 5 1 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 4 6 3 0 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 0 2 1 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 0 0 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 108 102 59 50 35 354
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 206 187 107 111 68 679


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