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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 277, Seal for a Joint or Juncture

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 12 9 15 5 9 50
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 17 7 4 7 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 12 9 4 4 43
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 5 4 3 6 29
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 7 3 3 5 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 4 3 6 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 7 3 2 4 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 3 6 3 1 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 5 3 2 4 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 4 4 3 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 1 0 1 1 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 4 3 1 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 0 2 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 3 3 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 115 98 85 48 61 407
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 57 42 55 30 23 207
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 34 22 13 14 124
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 6 5 5 5 29
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 8 4 6 3 25
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 5 4 0 2 13
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 2 0 0 0 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 2 0 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 4 0 0 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 134 108 102 59 50 453
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 249 206 187 107 111 860


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