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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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 18 6 7 11 13 55
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 7 4 8 8 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 5 6 4 6 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 7 0 3 8 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 4 1 4 21
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 1 3 2 8 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 0 5 4 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 4 0 4 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 2 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 5 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 2 2 4 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 0 3 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 0 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 108 66 45 64 97 380
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 23 26 73 56 216
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 19 18 12 14 86
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 16 13 5 18 65
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 9 11 17 16 64
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 5 15 16 13 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 9 3 11 12 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 5 5 4 4 22
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 2 4 5 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 1 3 2 3 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 1 1 5 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 2 4 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 123 99 100 151 161 634
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 231 165 145 215 258 1014


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