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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 520, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528)

( 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.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 149 108 112 98 70 537
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 109 110 124 106 82 531
(U.S.) OH OHIO 117 104 132 83 67 503
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 88 76 94 84 52 394
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 89 72 76 70 66 373
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 117 57 56 47 46 323
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 57 36 64 55 38 250
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 66 50 44 38 48 246
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 67 44 51 41 40 243
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 45 40 40 22 27 174
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 39 42 30 26 169
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 40 28 31 25 21 145
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 31 28 22 18 16 115
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 26 14 11 30 26 107
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 23 19 19 17 98
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 23 19 22 16 11 91
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 20 13 11 15 19 78
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 21 22 9 10 74
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 9 14 14 17 71
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 11 14 20 10 12 67
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 12 16 5 16 5 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 16 9 10 6 53
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 9 12 16 3 4 44
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 7 6 6 7 30
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 3 8 4 9 29
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 9 2 6 6 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 5 3 7 3 28
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 2 11 7 28
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 4 4 5 6 26
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 4 7 9 5 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 6 3 10 24
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 3 4 4 5 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 3 4 4 3 20
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 4 2 5 16
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 4 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 2 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 6 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1241 1012 1098 940 805 5096
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 750 487 591 515 459 2802
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 449 267 297 216 171 1400
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 92 67 73 60 46 338
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 64 47 55 46 56 268
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 66 33 52 37 27 215
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 60 29 45 33 30 197
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 57 33 32 27 33 182
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 44 31 45 32 24 176
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 54 23 35 41 20 173
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 43 28 16 28 12 127
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 13 22 20 14 86
(Foreign) INX INDIA 14 11 13 11 11 60
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 6 5 8 9 39
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 7 8 8 3 38
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 2 12 6 4 31
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 2 6 8 10 31
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 4 5 5 7 2 23
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 8 7 4 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 7 3 3 2 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 5 5 2 3 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 4 6 0 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 4 1 2 1 12
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 2 6 2 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 3 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 1 4 0 1 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1791 1123 1351 1141 957 6363
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3032 2135 2449 2081 1762 11459


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