Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports


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 081, Tools

( 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 22 23 27 28 8 108
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 9 19 14 6 54
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 10 12 8 47
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 8 7 12 8 40
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 9 10 7 5 7 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 10 13 3 35
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 4 6 6 7 35
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 5 13 8 1 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 8 11 4 33
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 10 7 4 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 8 6 3 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 6 2 3 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 7 6 3 1 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 2 7 4 3 18
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 1 7 4 0 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 5 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 4 2 3 1 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 4 3 0 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 4 3 3 3 14
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 4 2 4 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 3 4 1 0 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 2 1 5 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 5 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 4 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 5 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 133 145 195 178 97 748
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 83 112 147 104 75 521
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 11 15 11 4 49
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 8 10 11 13 4 46
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 5 14 10 4 40
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 6 3 1 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 4 2 2 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 6 0 2 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 2 5 1 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 6 0 3 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 123 164 221 159 108 775
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 256 309 416 337 205 1523


PTMT Contacts

Questions regarding these reports should be directed to:

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

tel: (571) 272-5600
fax: (571) 273-0110
email: oeip@uspto.gov

address of PTMT pages at the USPTO Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/tafp.html
ftp download of selected PTMT reports and materials from : ftp.uspto.gov/pub/taf/


Top

Skip menu navigation Home > Listing of Viewable PTMT Reports > Table of Contents for This Set of Reports