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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 451, Abrading

( 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 31 30 44 44 39 188
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 11 9 6 8 49
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 7 6 12 6 41
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 7 7 7 10 37
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 5 8 12 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 7 2 5 3 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 2 7 5 7 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 4 4 7 6 28
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 10 3 6 3 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 6 0 5 5 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 5 3 2 5 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 4 6 3 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 6 5 1 4 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 3 3 6 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 3 5 5 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 1 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 1 1 1 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 3 6 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 1 3 3 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 5 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 1 1 6 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 2 0 4 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 1 2 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 4 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 129 128 151 169 726
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 76 75 81 75 104 411
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 22 28 35 41 147
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 25 20 18 37 120
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 12 6 8 11 49
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 6 2 5 4 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 4 4 4 9 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 3 2 7 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 0 1 2 7 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 1 4 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 1 1 4 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 6 1 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 1 3 2 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 3 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 170 163 168 168 249 918
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 319 292 296 319 418 1644


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