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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 18 26 26 20 29 119
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 9 10 12 13 62
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 15 9 15 11 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 10 5 4 13 54
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 11 14 5 8 47
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 6 13 10 3 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 4 3 11 8 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 7 9 1 7 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 7 4 7 5 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 6 6 4 3 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 2 4 1 8 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 6 1 5 5 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 6 5 7 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 7 5 7 3 22
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 1 5 2 6 21
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 4 0 2 7 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 0 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 3 2 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 2 4 1 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 1 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 3 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 1 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 5 1 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 194 149 148 150 167 808
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 6 6 12 11 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 2 6 10 11 38
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 5 7 2 2 9 25
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 2 6 2 16
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 3 2 3 1 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 6 2 3 1 13
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 7 1 2 1 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 5 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 4 0 1 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 51 52 25 53 53 234
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 245 201 173 203 220 1042


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