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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 118, Coating Apparatus

( 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 50 38 37 31 44 200
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 11 16 8 7 4 46
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 5 11 7 4 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 11 10 8 37
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 6 7 6 7 37
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 12 2 2 5 30
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 5 10 5 2 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 5 7 5 3 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 3 3 6 0 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 5 4 3 3 19
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 4 2 2 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 4 1 4 2 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 3 0 3 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 0 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 0 2 3 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 2 1 1 2 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 3 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 1 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 180 144 136 113 109 682
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 75 57 60 74 359
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 31 25 20 16 14 106
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 23 14 10 23 85
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 4 1 6 6 26
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 5 4 1 8 25
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 3 5 5 4 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 3 3 2 1 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 4 0 2 5 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 2 3 2 0 12
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 4 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 185 155 120 112 146 718
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 365 299 256 225 255 1400


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