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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 404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus

( 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 28 12 21 18 15 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 5 10 9 3 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 5 3 14 12 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 3 8 11 4 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 8 6 5 30
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 10 8 4 3 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 6 6 4 28
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 10 6 5 2 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 4 4 5 6 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 4 3 10 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 5 3 2 17
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 5 5 2 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 2 0 2 4 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 2 3 4 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 2 2 3 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 4 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 4 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 96 129 117 113 562
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 10 7 15 17 52
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 13 5 11 9 43
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 1 1 4 6 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 2 4 2 12
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 2 1 0 0 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 0 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 32 47 30 48 48 205
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 139 143 159 165 161 767


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