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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 426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 36 27 33 20 14 130
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 33 19 23 16 20 111
(U.S.) OH OHIO 48 13 16 12 10 99
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 21 16 26 16 12 91
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 21 19 16 14 88
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 1 11 12 6 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 14 8 9 4 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 7 8 9 5 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 4 6 15 5 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 9 9 3 6 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 6 6 4 6 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 6 6 4 4 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 4 6 7 4 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 3 5 3 0 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 3 1 2 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 4 2 4 15
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 0 2 1 2 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 6 2 1 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 0 4 0 11
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 2 5 1 0 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 2 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 1 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 316 185 230 188 137 1056
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 77 38 57 34 26 232
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 15 14 9 8 75
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 20 12 12 13 12 69
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 12 9 10 8 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 13 8 7 7 53
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 8 9 7 5 44
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 5 10 12 11 3 41
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 7 4 5 3 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 5 3 6 7 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 6 5 5 22
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 3 5 3 3 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 4 6 3 4 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 2 2 2 1 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 0 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 4 1 3 10
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 2 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 2 1 0 0 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 1 3 0 0 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 0 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 264 140 169 133 104 810
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 580 325 399 321 241 1866


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