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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 38 39 38 26 21 162
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 16 12 11 12 68
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 16 6 11 6 59
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 9 7 11 8 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 17 9 8 2 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 12 8 6 11 47
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 7 8 7 10 42
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 9 10 4 3 34
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 5 6 5 3 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 7 6 5 3 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 6 4 5 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 9 2 3 5 22
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 7 2 6 2 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 5 2 6 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 3 2 3 1 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 4 4 1 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 3 6 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 4 3 2 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 2 1 1 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 2 2 1 1 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 1 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 2 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 6 0 2 1 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 3 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 216 216 168 151 125 876
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 11 10 14 16 73
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 17 11 9 8 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 18 6 6 8 53
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 2 4 9 2 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 9 6 4 4 30
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 3 5 3 1 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 5 1 3 2 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 4 2 3 2 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 5 1 4 1 13
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 5 1 1 1 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 0 4 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 3 0 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 113 93 61 68 56 391
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 329 309 229 219 181 1267



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