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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 482, Exercise Devices

( 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 58 49 68 61 56 292
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 16 21 18 19 93
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 6 21 9 18 71
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 14 13 17 9 62
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 7 15 12 13 58
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 11 18 8 9 52
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 7 17 10 7 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 4 13 8 12 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 5 13 5 17 44
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 11 10 5 8 44
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 7 14 10 5 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 6 7 6 9 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 5 10 2 9 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 5 8 5 4 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 3 11 7 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 1 6 4 10 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 10 3 3 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 3 4 6 4 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 4 3 3 4 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 0 5 6 4 18
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 4 7 2 1 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 1 3 1 5 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 1 5 4 0 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 2 6 0 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 4 0 0 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 5 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 3 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 228 188 330 246 250 1242
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 104 67 79 55 62 367
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 7 11 8 39
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 5 7 7 8 33
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 3 6 6 18
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 1 4 0 3 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 4 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 5 3 1 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 5 1 2 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 5 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 0 1 4 0 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 136 94 129 102 110 571
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 364 282 459 348 360 1813


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