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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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 43 44 33 25 27 172
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 48 36 34 27 15 160
(U.S.) OH OHIO 53 29 14 28 20 144
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 42 22 19 19 16 118
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 35 19 22 15 17 108
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 21 21 11 12 94
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 17 18 15 11 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 14 20 13 7 74
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 16 7 11 15 68
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 14 8 9 6 53
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 9 12 9 8 53
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 10 9 4 8 48
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 14 12 10 3 3 42
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 5 6 6 7 35
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 11 3 3 3 33
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 6 7 6 4 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 6 5 4 6 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 10 3 3 3 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 5 4 3 9 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 2 7 0 5 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 5 3 6 23
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 3 8 2 2 22
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 1 3 3 1 21
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 4 7 0 4 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 7 3 3 6 21
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 5 2 4 3 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 2 6 2 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 8 2 3 18
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 4 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 4 5 1 1 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 8 3 1 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 5 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 518 356 329 259 249 1711
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 190 109 124 100 113 636
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 73 55 45 62 33 268
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 26 14 21 14 14 89
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 16 22 11 14 89
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 22 17 19 14 16 88
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 17 11 8 4 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 10 6 11 9 57
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 6 15 10 6 52
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 9 3 7 5 37
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 6 7 6 4 29
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 6 5 3 1 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 3 4 4 5 25
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 7 3 4 2 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 4 5 3 5 21
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 7 7 6 1 0 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 2 3 5 3 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 3 3 2 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 5 0 4 1 1 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 5 1 3 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 1 0 2 0 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 466 300 316 280 254 1616
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 984 656 645 539 503 3327


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