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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 2006 - 2010 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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 49 43 39 51 81 263
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 26 12 27 43 134
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 21 15 12 20 31 99
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 19 15 15 19 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 17 15 14 17 86
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 21 10 14 25 81
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 13 9 22 19 79
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 15 12 10 24 76
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 11 9 16 19 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 9 9 9 17 53
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 4 6 9 19 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 10 9 13 43
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 8 4 8 15 42
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 6 3 12 8 36
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 3 5 12 9 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 8 2 5 16 33
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 6 3 6 8 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 10 3 3 10 31
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 2 5 4 11 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 4 4 8 6 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 9 1 2 7 7 26
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 5 3 4 4 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 4 4 3 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 5 6 4 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 4 2 0 6 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 3 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 3 0 5 3 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 5 1 6 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 1 5 3 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 1 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 0 5 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 0 3 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 320 302 236 339 488 1685
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 48 61 74 76 298
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 39 24 44 62 192
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 30 27 40 45 166
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 18 26 32 35 119
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 20 13 23 21 95
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 7 4 7 27 46
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 0 6 11 7 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 8 4 4 12 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 3 6 6 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 5 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 4 4 0 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 2 0 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 2 0 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 0 6 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 0 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 144 198 183 258 318 1101
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 464 500 419 597 806 2786


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