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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 254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force

( 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 18 5 9 7 10 49
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 4 8 9 11 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 6 5 5 1 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 6 4 6 3 21
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 4 5 3 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 4 5 2 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 1 4 2 7 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 4 0 2 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 5 1 1 3 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 4 4 4 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 4 4 2 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 4 1 3 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 4 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 2 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 85 71 82 77 87 402
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 9 8 1 13 47
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 4 5 7 15 42
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 7 5 5 8 32
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 6 5 4 4 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 2 4 2 5 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 3 2 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 2 3 0 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 53 41 40 34 63 231
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 138 112 122 111 150 633


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