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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 27 18 25 24 41 135
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 8 10 22 26 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 4 11 10 17 50
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 9 4 15 18 50
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 2 18 14 8 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 4 6 11 14 39
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 7 12 11 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 10 5 8 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 5 5 7 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 4 8 5 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 2 4 11 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 7 5 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 2 1 8 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 3 5 5 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 2 5 3 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 2 3 4 4 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 5 4 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 1 2 4 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 4 3 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 2 1 5 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 6 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 4 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 106 86 129 184 239 744
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 3 12 16 15 57
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 4 10 9 17 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 7 9 7 10 36
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 3 4 3 14 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 3 4 11 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 2 3 9 19
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 3 3 9 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 4 3 9
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 1 1 1 6 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 1 5 9
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 0 5 4 9
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 4 5 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 32 25 60 74 120 311
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 138 111 189 258 359 1055


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