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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 75 93 122 168 128 586
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 54 78 76 102 100 410
(U.S.) OH OHIO 64 53 77 94 78 366
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 56 40 62 83 78 319
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 50 28 59 48 68 253
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 25 32 54 45 64 220
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 23 38 47 34 175
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 22 31 30 41 42 166
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 28 32 45 28 157
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 13 40 42 37 151
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 19 36 28 34 135
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 16 25 31 34 116
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 17 16 23 21 19 96
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 16 15 22 20 22 95
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 16 21 19 21 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 10 24 25 24 93
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 17 17 16 24 19 93
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 18 23 14 23 89
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 15 21 18 18 81
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 8 14 28 20 75
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 7 21 24 14 72
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 5 21 15 13 71
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 7 15 21 21 70
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 12 11 10 7 52
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 7 8 8 10 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 2 6 9 8 32
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 11 8 4 32
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 5 6 8 5 32
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 7 4 6 6 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 2 4 3 8 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 6 5 5 20
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 3 6 3 3 20
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 4 6 4 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 4 7 3 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 5 5 1 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 4 3 3 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 5 5 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 5 0 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 634 654 967 1110 1028 4393
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 584 619 853 933 913 3902
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 116 121 187 193 177 794
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 50 75 116 108 108 457
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 38 37 53 64 60 252
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 33 65 52 70 241
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 25 42 43 41 175
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 18 26 29 30 118
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 14 17 34 31 111
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 7 17 36 30 105
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 13 19 16 17 33 98
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 11 14 29 18 20 92
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 9 19 19 22 79
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 12 7 21 25 65
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 10 8 14 16 52
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 7 9 4 8 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 5 6 8 8 29
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 5 5 8 25
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 0 5 4 4 21
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 8 4 5 20
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 6 4 5 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 3 6 3 16
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 5 3 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 3 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 1 0 5 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 0 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 5 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 950 1048 1516 1635 1646 6795
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1584 1702 2483 2745 2674 11188


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