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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 052, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)

( 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 32 57 82 89 113 373
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 33 44 52 47 196
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 21 53 41 51 177
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 30 49 32 47 174
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 28 52 34 42 173
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 18 22 43 34 44 161
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 16 57 35 32 153
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 15 24 27 34 118
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 17 24 27 25 106
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 9 24 15 25 87
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 11 19 20 26 86
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 9 27 17 23 82
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 14 24 13 24 81
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 4 22 19 25 78
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 8 19 18 17 68
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 11 15 13 19 67
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 12 21 9 17 64
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 9 15 10 17 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 9 15 13 12 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 15 8 14 49
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 5 10 16 15 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 14 10 12 44
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 8 7 8 6 39
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 10 9 10 38
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 3 10 9 11 38
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 4 7 6 13 37
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 10 11 3 8 35
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 6 7 8 9 31
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 5 4 2 10 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 6 8 7 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 4 6 4 9 23
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 3 1 10 21
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 4 3 3 8 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 4 4 6 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 3 4 5 15
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 6 1 4 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 4 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 4 2 2 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 1 3 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 303 434 777 636 824 2974
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 29 66 66 79 258
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 25 39 48 43 169
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 19 33 28 33 124
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 8 26 28 20 90
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 13 36 4 17 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 9 11 13 26 65
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 10 12 13 17 56
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 7 15 15 8 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 13 13 12 45
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 8 5 16 41
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 7 11 17 39
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 7 7 17 34
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 10 5 14 33
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 3 9 6 13 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 6 9 11 29
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 6 7 8 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 5 2 8 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 1 4 8
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 3 4 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 4 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 2 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 4 1 0 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 2 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 95 167 330 303 387 1282
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 398 601 1107 939 1211 4256


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