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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 38 19 18 16 17 108
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 11 10 8 10 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 7 7 14 8 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 10 11 10 6 45
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 12 11 6 3 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 8 2 12 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 8 5 4 3 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 6 5 3 0 26
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 8 6 1 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 5 6 2 5 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 5 5 3 2 21
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 9 2 4 2 4 21
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 4 3 2 5 7 21
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 2 5 3 2 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 5 4 3 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 4 4 4 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 4 6 0 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 3 1 2 4 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 3 1 2 2 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 1 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 4 0 3 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 6 1 1 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 0 5 3 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 3 2 1 1 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 5 4 2 0 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 5 1 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 4 4 0 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 2 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 5 3 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 1 3 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 232 163 164 144 121 824
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 28 52 24 35 186
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 29 17 18 10 103
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 16 11 11 14 69
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 8 8 6 7 40
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 7 6 7 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 5 4 1 1 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 6 4 6 2 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 4 5 2 3 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 5 6 1 4 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 5 5 2 18
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 3 2 4 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 3 1 4 2 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 2 0 0 5 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 157 127 136 93 103 616
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 389 290 300 237 224 1440


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