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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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 188 142 105 101 75 611
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 140 96 89 99 54 478
(U.S.) OH OHIO 109 81 63 77 64 394
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 98 92 69 40 50 349
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 79 71 48 51 56 305
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 77 58 48 35 25 243
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 56 42 44 34 22 198
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 40 29 30 32 24 155
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 34 24 28 33 153
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 48 30 27 26 19 150
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 43 36 30 22 17 148
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 31 18 23 18 143
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 28 31 19 16 17 111
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 17 11 20 10 91
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 17 22 15 18 17 89
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 17 12 19 22 16 86
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 22 23 15 13 10 83
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 26 15 13 11 83
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 9 14 16 17 78
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 22 17 10 14 6 69
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 25 11 19 6 5 66
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 25 12 9 9 9 64
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 7 11 10 12 55
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 13 8 6 8 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 11 7 13 6 46
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 12 12 2 7 44
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 14 8 3 4 1 30
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 9 3 4 4 28
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 7 5 3 8 5 28
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 10 6 2 2 1 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 4 5 6 0 20
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 3 4 6 3 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 7 3 5 0 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 5 3 3 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 3 7 0 0 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 5 1 0 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 1 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 0 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 4 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1322 1039 824 798 634 4617
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1144 754 662 624 584 3768
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 303 169 179 153 116 920
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 43 42 36 44 50 215
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 60 40 43 31 38 212
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 48 36 26 45 24 179
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 48 20 29 26 15 138
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 49 22 22 17 21 131
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 28 28 23 10 11 100
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 36 21 11 15 10 93
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 27 18 15 17 15 92
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 27 21 10 17 13 88
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 23 16 13 11 15 78
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 3 10 6 4 33
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 7 4 6 8 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 9 5 5 1 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 7 3 2 2 22
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 4 3 2 3 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 6 4 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 3 1 4 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 7 0 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 2 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 3 5 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 3 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 0 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1893 1232 1126 1062 950 6263
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3215 2271 1950 1860 1584 10880


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