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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 401, Coating Implements with Material Supply

( 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 14 18 21 20 9 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 10 8 11 7 42
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 6 6 9 6 39
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 7 5 6 10 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 3 6 8 6 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 3 6 9 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 5 4 3 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 7 3 4 3 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 5 2 4 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 6 1 3 17
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 3 6 2 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 4 5 1 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 6 1 0 11
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 0 2 1 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 3 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 107 90 94 96 78 465
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 30 31 23 17 122
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 15 28 17 26 105
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 17 15 12 11 75
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 9 9 6 5 41
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 5 6 7 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 5 1 6 0 16
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 3 2 3 0 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 1 3 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 94 91 101 77 83 446
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 201 181 195 173 161 911


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