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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 220, Receptacles

( 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 28 17 41 22 16 124
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 11 20 20 11 79
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 11 15 11 11 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 16 6 10 4 12 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 6 6 8 7 36
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 7 4 7 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 2 9 9 5 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 6 6 6 30
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 9 4 3 4 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 7 9 5 5 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 5 3 6 2 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 7 4 2 3 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 1 4 3 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 3 4 1 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 4 4 5 16
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 4 1 1 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 3 3 1 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 6 0 0 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 0 3 3 4 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 4 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 2 5 3 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 3 3 3 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 0 1 7 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 2 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 1 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 174 133 184 147 128 766
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 22 28 12 14 93
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 20 24 19 9 92
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 7 6 7 6 37
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 10 6 4 2 34
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 7 5 4 5 31
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 7 4 2 4 22
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 6 4 4 1 20
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 1 2 2 1 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 4 1 2 2 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 5 1 3 10
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 1 2 0 0 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 0 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 0 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 110 96 101 66 58 431
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 284 229 285 213 186 1197


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