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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 244, Aeronautics and Astronautics

( 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 74 62 56 53 41 286
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 44 49 51 53 40 237
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 19 19 19 17 93
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 11 12 7 8 55
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 10 13 12 7 53
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 13 8 15 6 10 52
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 12 11 8 7 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 9 4 7 4 34
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 6 6 11 3 31
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 3 10 4 9 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 7 6 6 1 31
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 7 4 7 4 30
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 4 7 3 7 25
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 7 2 7 3 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 3 1 5 3 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 5 3 2 7 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 5 4 5 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 6 2 1 0 17
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 4 6 4 2 16
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 1 6 2 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 2 3 1 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 2 4 1 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 3 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 5 1 0 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 288 260 264 244 196 1252
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 42 23 34 31 32 162
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 12 23 18 15 94
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 15 12 13 14 69
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 12 8 11 3 55
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 5 10 8 3 35
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 7 1 2 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 1 1 4 3 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 4 0 3 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 1 0 1 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 0 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 140 90 105 100 84 519
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 428 350 369 344 280 1771


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