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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 404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus

( 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 15 10 19 13 28 85
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 11 8 5 11 44
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 7 5 8 4 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 10 4 3 6 32
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 4 13 6 1 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 9 7 5 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 3 7 3 6 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 3 5 7 7 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 5 9 3 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 2 3 5 6 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 3 4 4 2 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 6 5 2 1 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 3 4 4 14
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 1 3 3 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 1 5 1 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 0 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 0 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 4 1 0 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 2 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 113 87 133 105 107 545
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 6 11 8 5 38
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 7 7 6 3 27
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 5 0 6 5 24
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 3 3 3 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 3 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 0 5 0 11
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 1 1 4 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 4 1 2 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 5 2 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 42 39 41 43 32 197
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 155 126 174 148 139 742


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