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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 228, Metal Fusion Bonding

( 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 16 14 19 6 14 69
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 11 8 9 11 55
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 11 4 3 9 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 8 7 3 7 7 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 3 4 4 13 32
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 11 4 2 3 27
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 9 3 3 2 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 5 8 3 2 21
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 3 4 7 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 3 1 6 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 6 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 3 3 0 0 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 4 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 1 0 2 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 4 3 9
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 2 0 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 3 1 2 8
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 1 3 1 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 3 2 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 3 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 118 127 88 71 101 505
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 92 70 56 28 48 294
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 18 14 6 14 77
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 12 2 3 1 32
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 4 2 7 4 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 1 3 5 6 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 3 5 1 3 20
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 0 4 1 3 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 3 3 3 4 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 2 1 4 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 2 1 1 2 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 4 1 1 7
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 186 130 103 65 98 582
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 304 257 191 136 199 1087


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