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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 235, Registers (e.g., cash registers, calculators, devices for counting movements of devices, etc.)

( 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.) NY NEW YORK 85 51 100 101 100 437
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 67 51 85 81 107 391
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 52 55 43 39 222
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 17 53 52 65 211
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 17 31 39 37 153
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 15 28 27 29 123
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 23 20 26 16 104
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 12 9 14 19 25 79
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 6 16 25 23 76
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 8 17 16 25 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 19 19 16 74
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 7 20 14 14 72
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 8 12 18 16 65
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 7 11 12 21 63
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 2 8 11 26 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 9 12 14 9 55
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 6 10 12 11 47
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 6 9 7 9 37
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 7 13 12 36
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 4 8 5 7 32
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 3 8 7 7 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 4 8 10 4 31
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 2 3 8 6 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 5 3 6 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 5 4 6 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 6 4 4 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 4 7 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 3 3 1 1 13
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 6 1 4 11
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 452 339 610 614 675 2690
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 142 128 173 153 169 765
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 21 19 54 42 34 170
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 34 24 35 25 32 150
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 16 32 30 26 130
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 32 14 14 24 29 113
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 36 15 17 21 21 110
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 8 14 21 20 71
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 6 21 13 15 60
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 9 6 7 7 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 4 9 7 5 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 3 7 10 5 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 7 6 7 7 30
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 4 7 3 7 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 1 4 8 4 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 2 4 6 4 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 4 5 7 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 3 4 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 4 2 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 5 1 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 359 274 430 410 404 1877
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 811 613 1040 1024 1079 4567


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