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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 2008 - 2012 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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 6 20 18 24 83
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 13 4 10 37
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 4 2 2 6 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 1 4 8 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 7 1 5 16
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 1 3 3 6 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 0 1 4 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 4 5 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 0 3 3 9
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 4 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 49 47 66 63 101 326
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 10 27 32 17 34 120
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 8 20 23 21 77
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 11 12 10 12 52
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 4 4 12 24
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 5 2 4 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 4 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 0 0 2 5 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 38 63 83 69 104 357
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 87 110 149 132 205 683


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