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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 081, Tools

( 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 8 9 16 18 12 63
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 5 8 12 8 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 0 10 8 6 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 6 12 5 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 1 4 7 8 27
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 3 6 4 5 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 3 9 3 2 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 4 4 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 2 7 1 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 0 7 4 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 1 4 3 2 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 4 1 2 3 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 0 2 3 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 5 2 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 3 4 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 5 1 0 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 97 57 106 116 91 467
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 75 34 42 50 75 276
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 5 12 15 8 44
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 2 11 10 5 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 6 7 10 31
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 3 3 0 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 4 1 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BZX BELIZE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 108 58 88 94 112 460
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 205 115 194 210 203 927


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