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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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 44 30 45 30 36 185
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 29 39 29 22 146
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 21 15 34 31 23 124
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 17 27 26 23 104
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 5 18 16 23 73
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 8 15 14 19 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 11 11 11 21 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 18 11 10 58
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 3 10 8 12 45
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 7 21 9 3 44
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 6 12 10 8 42
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 4 4 10 11 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 7 12 5 3 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 11 7 4 6 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 6 5 10 5 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 4 8 4 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 6 6 6 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 8 4 4 4 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 6 7 5 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 4 4 6 19
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 5 5 2 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 5 5 6 0 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 3 6 1 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 4 3 3 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 1 4 2 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 4 4 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 4 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 3 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 232 216 346 296 291 1381
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 32 40 54 46 37 209
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 18 31 44 46 57 196
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 30 21 34 41 42 168
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 15 17 23 27 99
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 13 14 24 25 91
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 9 18 19 21 78
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 8 8 6 10 39
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 7 6 7 16 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 14 7 4 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 4 10 8 29
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 4 2 2 9 21
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 6 5 6 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 8 7 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 2 8 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 2 4 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 3 1 1 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 0 2 3 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 159 165 230 261 297 1112
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 391 381 576 557 588 2493


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