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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 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( 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 54 43 46 44 51 238
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 23 28 20 27 125
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 25 16 22 29 105
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 19 19 19 13 25 95
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 21 15 14 20 94
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 35 10 8 14 84
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 24 16 8 18 81
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 18 21 14 17 79
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 23 10 9 11 16 69
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 12 17 12 8 64
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 11 13 11 9 56
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 14 12 11 8 50
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 10 7 9 10 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 10 10 7 11 46
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 10 7 7 7 5 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 6 3 8 11 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 4 4 3 8 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 2 3 6 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 9 1 5 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 6 4 4 6 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 4 2 6 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 5 1 10 20
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 5 3 3 5 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 1 4 6 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 5 5 1 2 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 5 5 3 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 2 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 5 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 1 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 319 354 312 265 355 1605
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 26 38 26 39 154
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 40 41 25 26 19 151
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 20 27 13 24 100
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 9 11 13 15 62
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 15 14 10 5 7 51
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 12 7 5 14 51
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 6 12 8 10 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 6 4 3 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 7 1 3 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 5 2 2 2 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 5 4 3 3 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 3 0 6 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 6 2 2 3 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 2 4 1 3 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 4 1 3 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 5 1 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 4 0 1 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 0 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PFX FRENCH POLYNESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 167 175 178 118 169 807
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 486 529 490 383 524 2412


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