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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 446, Amusement Devices: Toys

( 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 48 34 31 29 23 165
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 12 11 9 3 58
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 7 5 6 4 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 5 4 6 6 33
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 7 4 6 5 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 8 6 2 2 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 3 3 4 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 10 1 4 2 3 20
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 3 4 4 1 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 2 3 4 16
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 3 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 1 4 1 2 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 5 1 1 1 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 1 5 3 1 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 1 3 1 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 1 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 0 1 1 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 0 2 1 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 4 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 191 121 111 96 84 603
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 16 7 9 8 65
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 14 7 10 11 12 54
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 18 13 6 8 5 50
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 3 1 3 3 20
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 0 5 3 4 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 3 3 1 13
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 1 4 1 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 6 3 0 0 1 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 1 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 90 53 42 41 43 269
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 281 174 153 137 127 872


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