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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 32 18 26 26 20 122
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 18 9 10 12 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 22 10 5 4 63
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 7 15 9 15 57
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 9 11 14 5 48
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 11 6 13 10 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 7 4 3 11 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 7 9 1 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 9 6 6 4 34
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 8 7 4 7 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 6 6 1 5 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 0 7 5 7 24
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 9 2 4 1 24
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 1 6 5 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 7 1 5 2 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 4 3 2 16
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 3 4 0 2 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 2 3 2 3 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 2 2 4 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 5 0 1 3 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 5 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 4 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 0 0 5 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 225 194 149 148 150 866
 
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 13 6 6 12 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 9 2 6 10 41
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 9 5 7 2 2 25
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 7 5 3 2 3 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 3 3 2 6 19
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 1 7 1 2 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 6 2 3 14
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 4 0 1 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 2 1 2 0 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 5 1 1 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 2 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 88 51 52 25 53 269
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 313 245 201 173 203 1135



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