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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 164, Metal Founding

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 9 16 12 11 4 52
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 9 13 8 9 50
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 4 4 18 5 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 6 2 8 8 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 2 9 4 4 25
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 5 6 2 2 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 1 2 5 7 3 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 2 5 2 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 3 3 0 13
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 2 3 5 0 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 1 3 0 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 0 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 5 3 1 0 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 1 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 1 2 0 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 4 2 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 75 85 91 92 50 393
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 51 45 34 17 194
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 27 31 28 14 9 109
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 9 9 5 10 40
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 6 6 6 2 23
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 5 9 3 0 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 1 11 5 1 23
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 4 3 3 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 3 6 6 2 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 4 0 6 3 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 4 3 0 2 15
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 5 0 1 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 3 3 0 0 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 4 2 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 125 133 142 90 54 544
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 200 218 233 182 104 937


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