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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 27 23 73 56 65 244
(U.S.) OH OHIO 20 22 50 35 23 150
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 25 35 32 29 136
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 8 28 40 30 114
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 12 25 33 24 110
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 12 27 22 20 98
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 14 25 29 17 97
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 21 23 15 23 93
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 6 27 18 9 75
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 10 12 19 13 60
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 5 16 18 12 57
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 6 20 12 11 56
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 8 13 13 14 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 6 10 13 14 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 8 9 13 6 9 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 5 11 16 6 45
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 8 9 6 8 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 10 6 12 37
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 9 9 5 7 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 5 6 8 9 31
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 1 9 4 10 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 8 6 7 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 7 5 8 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 6 6 6 6 25
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 4 7 9 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 6 8 2 2 24
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 6 6 4 4 3 23
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 5 5 5 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 7 4 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 6 2 1 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 3 3 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 3 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 3 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 249 272 525 472 429 1947
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 113 112 238 184 195 842
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 33 31 84 83 87 318
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 12 27 36 34 115
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 14 33 32 19 112
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 10 27 27 29 107
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 11 27 25 21 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 9 29 11 22 87
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 10 23 20 26 83
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 20 13 12 53
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 14 14 11 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 13 12 15 48
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 7 8 11 32
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 4 8 9 10 32
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 5 6 13 1 30
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 2 4 7 11 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 4 4 10 21
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 1 4 3 11
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 4 4 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 4 2 3 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 3 3 2 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 254 252 588 533 534 2161
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 503 524 1113 1005 963 4108


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