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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 141, Fluent Material Handling, with Receiver or Receiver Coacting Means

( 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 30 27 23 19 16 115
(U.S.) OH OHIO 15 15 13 12 5 60
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 13 11 14 5 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 10 10 14 7 52
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 6 9 7 3 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 10 13 6 3 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 7 4 5 7 38
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 11 11 9 3 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 3 11 4 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 7 3 5 2 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 9 5 1 2 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 8 4 2 22
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 7 5 2 1 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 7 5 2 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 7 3 1 1 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 5 5 2 3 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 3 6 1 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 6 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 1 4 2 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 4 3 3 0 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 1 5 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 0 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 205 187 169 151 79 791
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 15 24 19 15 100
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 20 26 22 17 8 93
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 7 11 10 3 45
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 10 4 3 32
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 4 5 4 3 28
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 4 5 4 5 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 4 6 6 25
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 2 8 5 2 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 1 3 0 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 4 0 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 127 81 104 79 54 445
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 332 268 273 230 133 1236


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