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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 446, Amusement Devices: Toys

( 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 23 37 48 51 47 206
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 7 13 14 9 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 3 9 2 6 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 5 10 3 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 5 7 4 1 21
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 6 5 4 2 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 3 5 3 3 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 3 5 6 1 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 5 4 0 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 3 7 1 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 1 3 6 14
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 0 6 5 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 3 3 4 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 6 2 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 4 4 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 84 85 136 146 109 560
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 8 10 7 11 48
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 4 9 6 8 32
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 10 16 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 8 1 5 5 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 4 6 3 9 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 2 3 6 3 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 1 4 2 4 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 1 2 3 1 11
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 2 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 43 37 45 48 60 233
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 127 122 181 194 169 793


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