Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Geographic Origin (Class 016, Miscellaneous Hardware), CY 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants Distributed By Year of Grant

( 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	21	15	13	18	6	73
(U.S.)	IL	ILLINOIS	11	12	2	9	5	39
(U.S.)	MI	MICHIGAN	12	6	10	4	7	39
(U.S.)	OH	OHIO	2	6	10	6	2	26
(U.S.)	FL	FLORIDA	5	4	5	3	7	24
(U.S.)	WI	WISCONSIN	6	4	3	4	4	21
(U.S.)	NJ	NEW JERSEY	4	3	4	5	3	19
(U.S.)	CT	CONNECTICUT	6	2	6	2	2	18
(U.S.)	NY	NEW YORK	4	3	3	6	1	17
(U.S.)	PA	PENNSYLVANIA	2	0	3	6	6	17
(U.S.)	NC	NORTH CAROLINA	2	6	1	5	2	16
(U.S.)	CO	COLORADO	4	2	4	4	1	15
(U.S.)	OR	OREGON	4	2	2	1	5	14
(U.S.)	TX	TEXAS	5	2	2	3	2	14
(U.S.)	MA	MASSACHUSETTS	4	3	1	3	1	12
(U.S.)	GA	GEORGIA	0	3	3	5	0	11
(U.S.)	IN	INDIANA	2	4	0	4	1	11
(U.S.)	AZ	ARIZONA	1	6	0	1	0	8
(U.S.)	MO	MISSOURI	4	1	1	0	2	8
(U.S.)	IA	IOWA	3	1	2	1	0	7
(U.S.)	MN	MINNESOTA	4	1	1	0	1	7
(U.S.)	VA	VIRGINIA	1	0	3	2	1	7
(U.S.)	NV	NEVADA	2	2	2	0	0	6
(U.S.)	RI	RHODE ISLAND	0	2	1	2	0	5
(U.S.)	SC	SOUTH CAROLINA	2	0	1	2	0	5
(U.S.)	SD	SOUTH DAKOTA	1	1	1	1	1	5
(U.S.)	WA	WASHINGTON	1	1	1	2	0	5
(U.S.)	KS	KANSAS	1	0	0	2	1	4
(U.S.)	MD	MARYLAND	1	0	0	2	0	3
(U.S.)	TN	TENNESSEE	1	1	1	0	0	3
(U.S.)	KY	KENTUCKY	1	0	0	0	1	2
(U.S.)	LA	LOUISIANA	0	1	0	0	1	2
(U.S.)	NH	NEW HAMPSHIRE	0	1	0	1	0	2
(U.S.)	UT	UTAH	0	0	0	1	1	2
(U.S.)	AL	ALABAMA	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	AR	ARKANSAS	0	0	0	0	1	1
(U.S.)	ID	IDAHO	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)	ME	MAINE	0	1	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	ND	NORTH DAKOTA	0	1	0	0	0	1
(U.S.)	OK	OKLAHOMA	0	0	0	0	1	1
(U.S.)	WV	WEST VIRGINIA	0	0	1	0	0	1
(U.S.)	WY	WYOMING	0	0	0	1	0	1
(U.S.)		-- Subtotal --	117	97	87	108	66	475

(Foreign)	TWX	TAIWAN	36	44	31	38	23	172
(Foreign)	JPX	JAPAN	25	12	18	23	19	97
(Foreign)	DEX	GERMANY	14	13	12	11	9	59
(Foreign)	KRX	KOREA, SOUTH	8	12	6	13	16	55
(Foreign)	ITX	ITALY	14	7	5	7	9	42
(Foreign)	CAX	CANADA	11	6	8	5	3	33
(Foreign)	GBX	UNITED KINGDOM	8	6	6	4	5	29
(Foreign)	ATX	AUSTRIA	5	6	5	5	1	22
(Foreign)	CNX	CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	1	0	0	10	5	16
(Foreign)	FRX	FRANCE	6	3	1	2	1	13
(Foreign)	AUX	AUSTRALIA	3	2	1	0	3	9
(Foreign)	SEX	SWEDEN	2	1	1	1	1	6
(Foreign)	CHX	SWITZERLAND	2	1	1	1	0	5
(Foreign)	NLX	NETHERLANDS	0	0	2	1	1	4
(Foreign)	ESX	SPAIN	0	1	2	0	0	3
(Foreign)	FIX	FINLAND	1	1	0	1	0	3
(Foreign)	HKX	CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.	1	1	0	0	1	3
(Foreign)	BEX	BELGIUM	0	0	1	1	0	2
(Foreign)	ILX	ISRAEL	1	1	0	0	0	2
(Foreign)	SGX	SINGAPORE	1	1	0	0	0	2
(Foreign)	ARX	ARGENTINA	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	DKX	DENMARK	0	0	0	0	1	1
(Foreign)	NOX	NORWAY	0	0	0	0	1	1
(Foreign)	NZX	NEW ZEALAND	1	0	0	0	0	1
(Foreign)	PTX	PORTUGAL	0	0	1	0	0	1
(Foreign)	SIX	SLOVENIA	1	0	0	0	0	1
(Foreign)		-- Subtotal --	141	118	102	123	99	583

(ALL)	ALL	All Regions, U.S. and Foreign	258	215	189	231	165	1058

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

PTMT Contacts

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

PTMT Contacts

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