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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 066, Textiles: Knitting

( 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.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 7 6 6 5 34
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 3 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 20 21 24 11 12 88
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 27 22 23 11 103
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 14 10 7 8 50
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 9 6 8 8 42
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 2 13 4 4 29
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 0 0 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 62 60 55 49 37 263
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 82 81 79 60 49 351


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