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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 123 123 170 154 132 702
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 60 61 69 50 34 274
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 64 44 45 36 43 232
(U.S.) OH OHIO 32 33 38 19 14 136
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 26 31 28 22 134
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 29 20 28 30 19 126
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 24 28 18 31 124
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 19 34 24 21 124
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 33 13 26 18 8 98
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 20 22 23 20 97
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 29 13 16 19 14 91
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 26 13 15 11 85
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 12 27 14 9 76
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 17 16 12 8 69
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 12 14 18 8 65
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 13 12 7 7 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 13 14 8 9 57
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 10 14 9 10 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 10 15 11 3 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 9 12 6 6 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 9 8 11 8 6 42
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 11 7 9 2 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 7 5 11 5 39
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 6 13 5 3 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 10 4 4 28
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 5 5 11 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 7 5 5 3 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 6 6 3 4 22
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 5 4 4 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 3 4 4 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 4 1 6 0 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 5 1 2 4 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 3 3 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 5 2 0 1 13
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 4 4 2 2 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 3 4 2 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 6 2 1 1 11
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 679 613 749 609 500 3150
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 369 343 373 338 261 1684
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 101 77 100 74 75 427
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 47 39 63 42 54 245
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 22 36 34 31 27 150
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 21 29 24 23 120
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 20 25 13 14 95
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 16 25 16 12 93
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 14 9 11 10 60
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 13 7 17 9 11 57
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 9 8 10 4 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 8 6 13 8 40
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 4 8 6 4 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 5 4 4 6 22
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 8 7 4 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 2 7 4 1 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 8 3 2 5 2 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 1 8 4 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 1 6 3 2 16
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 1 2 2 0 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 3 1 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 0 0 3 0 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 2 0 0 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 3 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CIX COTE D'IVOIRE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 717 629 744 635 528 3253
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1396 1242 1493 1244 1028 6403


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