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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 403, Joints and Connections

( 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 12 10 1 12 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 7 6 10 10 46
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 8 4 3 1 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 3 2 2 19
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 4 3 3 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 2 4 1 1 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 1 4 1 0 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 2 2 0 1 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 0 5 4 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 3 0 1 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 3 0 1 0 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 0 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 1 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 6 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 99 79 56 41 56 331
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 42 30 26 22 29 149
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 21 14 4 15 71
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 8 11 6 10 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 6 1 8 5 33
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 4 1 1 2 21
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 2 3 2 2 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 1 5 3 2 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 3 3 2 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 3 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 5 0 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 1 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 143 83 85 58 76 445
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 242 162 141 99 132 776


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