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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 049, Movable or Removable Closures

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 15 18 15 8 15 71
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 9 6 7 1 30
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 7 2 2 5 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 2 7 3 5 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 3 4 1 1 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 2 3 4 16
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 2 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 2 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 0 0 2 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 2 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 0 2 1 8
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 4 1 1 8
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 3 0 3 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 1 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 1 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 0 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 98 74 67 43 49 331
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 23 24 12 10 90
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 8 5 5 7 42
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 11 8 5 5 42
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 6 3 2 22
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 4 6 0 2 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 6 2 3 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 3 1 1 2 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 1 3 1 1 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 89 66 72 36 38 301
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 187 140 139 79 87 632


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