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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 26 36 18 25 122
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 7 14 14 13 56
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 6 11 12 4 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 9 4 10 9 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 5 8 7 13 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 4 8 12 9 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 11 4 5 6 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 6 5 5 3 29
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 9 5 5 5 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 6 3 7 3 22
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 7 5 5 2 1 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 5 4 5 5 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 5 4 4 3 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 5 1 3 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 3 7 5 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 7 2 5 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 4 4 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 4 3 5 2 14
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 3 3 1 4 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 2 6 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 5 3 12
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 3 1 1 6 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 5 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 0 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 4 2 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 4 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 121 149 172 170 169 781
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 30 49 65 47 226
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 12 17 24 18 81
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 12 12 14 17 69
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 4 9 5 7 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 7 7 3 6 30
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 3 3 6 21
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 4 3 1 7 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 2 2 4 4 17
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 3 9 0 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 3 3 3 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 5 1 3 12
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 2 4 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 4 1 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 3 0 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 3 0 2 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 95 132 146 142 618
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 224 244 304 316 311 1399


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