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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 425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating: Apparatus

( 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 16 10 22 20 17 85
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 15 5 24 15 17 76
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 10 24 13 11 72
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 9 13 7 12 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 11 9 11 6 44
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 5 11 8 6 39
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 4 5 7 7 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 6 2 16 6 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 4 6 9 4 31
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 4 9 7 4 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 4 5 3 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 13 7 3 2 0 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 5 7 4 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 4 8 3 0 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 1 6 4 3 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 6 5 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 0 6 1 1 14
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 2 8 3 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 2 4 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 1 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 4 5 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 3 2 3 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 1 1 5 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 4 3 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 5 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 177 116 195 193 134 815
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 79 43 93 85 88 388
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 68 47 60 66 53 294
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 28 46 58 56 212
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 9 27 16 25 87
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 17 9 18 19 12 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 4 15 9 14 55
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 8 13 9 6 47
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 4 6 12 4 30
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 4 7 3 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 5 7 0 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 0 0 4 4 5 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 1 1 4 0 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 3 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 2 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 253 159 306 307 280 1305
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 430 275 501 500 414 2120


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