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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 229, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes

( 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.) GA GEORGIA 8 8 21 13 11 61
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 9 14 7 6 46
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 5 8 7 2 4 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 4 7 7 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 5 4 3 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 7 2 3 17
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 5 4 3 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 4 7 3 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 4 4 2 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 3 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 0 3 7 0 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 3 4 2 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 56 71 106 82 61 376
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 3 5 3 5 20
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 5 3 5 2 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 5 4 2 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 1 4 2 4 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 21 19 31 29 21 121
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 77 90 137 111 82 497


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