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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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 18 15 18 15 8 74
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 7 9 6 7 36
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 4 9 7 2 2 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 7 2 7 3 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 4 1 0 2 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 3 1 1 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 0 7 3 4 1 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 4 2 2 2 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 3 5 0 0 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 1 4 1 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 4 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 78 98 74 67 43 360
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 24 21 23 24 12 104
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 13 11 8 5 59
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 17 8 5 5 42
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 9 4 6 0 33
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 6 5 6 3 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 5 3 1 1 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 2 6 2 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 5 1 3 1 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 3 2 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 1 2 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 90 89 66 72 36 353
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 168 187 140 139 79 713



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