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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 015, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning

( 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.) OH OHIO 31 27 39 39 27 163
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 31 24 31 26 44 156
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 21 20 19 21 97
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 14 16 18 11 67
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 17 11 18 12 64
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 13 7 14 11 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 8 9 16 6 55
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 4 7 19 9 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 8 13 5 6 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 8 4 7 12 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 4 5 5 11 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 4 3 9 5 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 5 6 4 25
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 2 1 3 8 24
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 4 5 3 3 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 5 1 4 2 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 2 5 2 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 5 4 1 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 3 0 1 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 2 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 0 5 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 2 1 5 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 2 5 2 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 0 0 2 4 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 3 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 4 0 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 232 201 215 260 232 1140
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 24 28 33 18 146
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 29 24 21 35 30 139
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 28 15 25 32 122
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 22 10 21 17 89
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 10 2 14 11 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 5 11 6 15 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 7 4 5 7 32
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 6 8 9 4 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 2 5 6 2 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 8 4 2 3 0 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 4 3 4 1 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 4 1 4 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 0 4 1 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 2 2 0 3 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 4 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 191 150 124 174 159 798
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 423 351 339 434 391 1938


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