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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 108, Horizontally Supported Planar Surfaces

( 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 8 8 11 10 11 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 7 8 8 8 43
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 5 4 11 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 5 0 0 7 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 2 1 2 5 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 1 2 4 2 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 1 2 6 2 12
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 2 2 1 4 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 1 0 6 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 0 4 1 9
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 81 49 50 63 84 327
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 4 3 8 7 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 1 1 3 10 18
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 0 2 1 8 18
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 2 1 2 5 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 3 3 3 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 37 15 21 25 46 144
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 118 64 71 88 130 471


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