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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 451, Abrading

( 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 112 135 151 80 31 509
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 38 43 52 33 13 179
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 29 20 19 23 15 106
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 22 22 9 6 81
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 20 22 7 4 63
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 17 14 9 6 60
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 11 15 4 7 51
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 12 12 9 5 50
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 11 17 3 4 45
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 7 11 11 7 43
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 10 12 10 4 5 41
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 14 10 6 1 40
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 10 5 7 1 33
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 5 10 5 3 32
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 7 2 10 29
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 5 7 5 2 25
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 11 3 2 2 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 4 9 3 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 5 3 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 5 2 1 3 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 1 6 1 0 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 2 5 0 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 2 1 0 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 5 2 0 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 3 3 2 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 5 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 2 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 367 410 434 259 149 1619
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 165 152 156 110 76 659
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 56 59 58 43 21 237
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 63 39 47 31 20 200
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 20 28 19 12 90
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 15 10 9 6 3 43
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 4 10 5 6 34
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 2 9 4 8 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 5 10 3 5 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 10 7 0 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 7 9 0 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 3 5 2 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 5 1 0 3 14
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 6 4 2 1 13
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 3 3 2 0 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 362 324 371 259 170 1486
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 729 734 805 518 319 3105


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