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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 142 123 123 170 154 712
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 71 60 61 69 50 311
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 65 64 44 45 36 254
(U.S.) OH OHIO 34 32 33 38 19 156
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 27 26 31 28 139
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 29 20 28 30 132
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 26 19 34 24 126
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 23 24 28 18 122
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 26 33 13 26 18 116
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 25 29 13 16 19 102
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 12 20 22 23 92
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 20 26 13 15 84
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 18 16 17 16 12 79
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 14 12 27 14 79
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 13 12 14 18 72
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 13 13 14 8 63
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 18 13 12 8 62
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 10 10 15 11 60
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 12 10 14 9 58
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 12 9 12 6 52
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 11 11 7 9 45
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 11 7 5 11 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 9 8 11 8 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 8 6 13 5 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 4 6 10 4 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 7 5 5 27
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 3 4 5 5 25
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 3 6 6 3 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 10 1 6 2 1 20
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 4 1 6 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 1 5 4 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 1 4 4 2 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 5 1 3 3 14
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 5 5 2 0 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 3 1 2 1 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 0 3 4 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 1 0 3 0 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 3 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 710 679 613 749 610 3361
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 406 369 343 373 340 1831
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 104 101 77 100 74 456
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 47 47 39 63 42 238
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 30 22 36 34 31 153
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 23 21 29 24 117
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 24 16 25 16 110
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 23 20 25 13 97
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 16 14 9 11 71
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 20 13 7 17 9 66
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 11 9 8 10 51
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 5 8 6 13 41
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 9 4 8 6 32
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 7 2 7 4 25
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 8 3 2 5 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 2 0 8 7 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 3 5 4 4 20
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 4 1 6 3 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 3 1 8 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 0 0 3 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 4 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 1 0 0 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CIX COTE D'IVOIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 755 717 629 744 637 3482
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1465 1396 1242 1493 1247 6843


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