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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 132 139 158 160 191 780
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 34 41 58 55 66 254
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 43 33 61 53 60 250
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 22 29 32 40 45 168
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 35 29 34 42 154
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 32 37 26 35 151
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 31 24 25 31 31 142
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 20 22 23 21 23 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 16 22 21 21 99
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 15 15 24 31 96
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 15 22 21 22 88
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 12 23 14 26 85
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 12 15 17 23 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 12 15 21 20 71
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 11 18 20 13 71
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 4 14 17 19 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 14 12 9 16 60
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 11 15 15 12 59
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 11 7 11 15 15 59
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 12 14 12 51
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 11 10 12 12 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 7 13 10 8 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 6 12 6 34
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 6 7 11 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 9 6 5 2 30
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 11 6 5 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 7 6 5 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 9 2 6 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 3 4 6 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 2 5 7 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 6 4 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 3 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 2 0 3 3 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 3 4 2 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 5 2 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 4 0 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 500 557 714 733 820 3324
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 261 274 363 333 411 1642
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 75 64 105 111 148 503
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 54 42 53 78 92 319
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 28 32 50 62 72 244
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 21 32 36 54 155
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 15 33 28 37 127
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 20 29 23 31 126
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 16 14 14 19 74
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 8 11 17 18 64
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 13 5 12 27 61
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 7 10 10 12 47
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 11 4 12 36
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 10 7 9 33
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 5 7 3 8 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 5 5 4 23
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 4 7 8 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 4 6 4 7 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 6 5 3 2 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 5 0 4 4 15
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 3 4 3 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 5 0 3 3 11
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 2 0 4 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 529 560 775 782 999 3645
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1029 1117 1489 1515 1819 6969


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