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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 2004 - 2008 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 016, Miscellaneous Hardware

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 15 13 18 6 7 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 2 9 5 6 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 10 4 7 4 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 10 6 2 2 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 3 7 0 19
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 3 6 6 4 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 4 4 4 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 1 5 2 3 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 3 6 1 3 16
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 5 3 0 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 4 1 2 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 5 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 6 2 2 0 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 5 0 0 11
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 2 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 0 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 97 87 108 66 45 403
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 44 31 38 23 26 162
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 18 23 19 18 90
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 6 13 16 13 60
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 12 11 9 11 56
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 5 7 9 3 31
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 10 5 15 30
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 6 4 5 5 26
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 8 5 3 2 24
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 5 5 1 3 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 1 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 118 102 123 99 100 542
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 215 189 231 165 145 945


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