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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 433, Dentistry

( 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 48 44 68 48 34 242
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 19 29 16 8 86
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 10 14 7 8 56
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 12 7 10 6 43
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 8 6 13 4 37
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 3 10 8 7 36
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 4 9 5 2 31
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 8 4 7 4 31
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 5 6 4 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 4 3 4 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 7 2 3 2 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 2 3 5 0 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 3 4 3 3 15
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 3 4 1 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 1 4 1 0 10
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 2 3 3 0 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 0 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 0 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 163 154 205 158 110 790
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 13 23 27 15 92
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 15 10 15 10 7 57
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 6 10 5 11 39
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 12 7 1 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 10 7 5 27
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 2 5 7 5 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 8 4 5 4 24
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 3 5 7 2 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 4 6 1 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 6 3 5 1 19
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 7 1 1 2 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 5 6 1 1 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 5 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 76 85 110 99 60 430
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 239 239 315 257 170 1220


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