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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 182, Fire Escape, Ladder, or Scaffold

( 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 12 8 15 11 5 51
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 5 15 7 0 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 10 5 6 5 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 9 4 6 4 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 7 6 5 4 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 7 4 6 2 25
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 6 1 3 1 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 6 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 1 2 4 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 5 4 1 0 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 4 1 2 2 13
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 5 2 3 0 2 12
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 1 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 4 2 0 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 3 0 2 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 2 4 1 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 1 4 0 1 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 0 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 5 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 4 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 115 108 111 78 42 454
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 10 3 5 1 29
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 1 7 1 0 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 5 1 1 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 6 0 2 1 12
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 3 5 1 0 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 3 2 1 1 9
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 3 0 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 38 29 33 16 5 121
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 153 137 144 94 47 575


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