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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 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 39 51 81 54 68 293
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 27 43 30 27 139
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 20 31 29 22 114
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 22 19 18 26 94
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 15 19 28 14 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 14 25 19 22 90
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 10 24 23 19 88
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 16 19 19 20 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 14 17 14 21 81
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 9 17 17 14 66
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 9 13 21 12 65
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 12 9 11 17 54
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 9 19 11 9 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 12 8 11 13 47
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 8 15 7 6 40
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 16 5 11 39
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 6 8 10 11 38
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 10 5 13 34
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 7 7 8 8 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 3 9 11 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 6 4 6 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 4 11 3 5 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 5 6 8 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 4 2 5 22
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 5 10 22
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 6 5 8 21
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 3 6 4 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 4 2 5 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 1 6 2 3 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 5 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 5 3 4 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 4 1 1 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 3 3 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 3 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 236 339 488 408 453 1924
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 61 74 76 78 94 383
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 44 62 45 58 233
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 40 45 32 45 189
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 26 32 35 17 15 125
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 7 27 29 49 116
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 23 21 27 23 107
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 11 7 10 9 43
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 4 12 10 11 41
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 6 6 7 5 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 6 5 7 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 5 3 2 5 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 2 5 7 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 4 0 1 1 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 183 258 318 281 344 1384
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 419 597 806 689 797 3308


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