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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 66 69 95 85 69 384
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 36 31 29 25 26 147
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 12 22 18 19 79
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 8 14 11 26 75
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 11 22 15 12 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 12 18 13 13 73
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 10 14 12 12 64
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 13 14 14 12 63
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 9 9 11 8 46
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 11 12 9 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 10 7 8 9 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 8 8 6 38
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 7 3 4 4 26
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 6 2 5 6 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 6 4 7 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 4 6 4 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 2 7 6 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 6 6 3 7 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 3 3 7 2 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 3 6 5 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 3 3 5 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 2 6 2 1 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 4 2 5 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 6 5 1 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 5 3 1 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 1 0 4 6 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 3 3 5 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 284 265 341 312 296 1498
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 59 75 108 102 94 438
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 64 66 91 76 83 380
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 35 42 33 44 196
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 32 18 11 13 96
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 13 6 15 14 59
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 11 10 11 16 57
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 15 12 6 9 48
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 8 14 10 8 47
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 4 5 4 9 29
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 3 4 3 7 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 2 8 5 2 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 3 4 3 4 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 2 9 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 2 3 3 13
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 1 2 1 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 0 2 3 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 2 0 5 2 10
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ANX NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 263 282 333 300 332 1510
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 547 547 674 612 628 3008


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