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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 441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices

( 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 17 11 15 17 13 73
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 5 2 3 7 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 4 4 3 4 18
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 4 1 1 12
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 0 3 0 3 6
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 4 0 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 51 36 48 39 43 217
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 2 2 3 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 7 1 0 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 1 4 9
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 1 4 1 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 14 15 21 14 24 88
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 65 51 69 53 67 305


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