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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 160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel

( 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 13 12 14 15 11 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 14 15 9 4 7 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 8 10 1 32
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 4 5 4 1 23
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 3 4 4 1 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 8 3 0 19
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 2 4 4 0 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 3 6 3 2 18
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 2 5 1 4 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 1 3 2 3 18
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 2 5 5 3 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 7 2 2 2 16
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 8 1 1 16
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 0 6 0 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 4 0 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 1 1 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 109 95 99 76 48 427
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 37 34 22 39 16 148
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 10 13 5 6 46
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 5 9 2 1 30
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 2 2 2 7 19
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 0 3 1 3 12
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 3 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 1 3 0 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 1 0 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 3 0 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 84 73 63 62 50 332
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 193 168 162 138 98 759


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