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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 053, Package Making

( 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.) IL ILLINOIS 39 34 12 15 17 117
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 11 17 17 16 17 78
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 15 13 8 9 17 62
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 15 12 6 9 59
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 7 11 11 7 44
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 10 5 14 40
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 13 7 2 9 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 11 5 9 5 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 8 3 8 35
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 6 7 4 7 34
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 8 5 5 30
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 7 7 3 7 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 7 6 4 9 30
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 4 2 4 5 27
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 7 8 1 2 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 2 3 3 4 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 10 1 2 4 19
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 5 1 1 3 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 4 0 3 13
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 5 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 1 2 6 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 1 6 0 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 2 3 0 0 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 2 2 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 212 207 169 126 176 890
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 46 44 39 31 44 204
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 48 29 41 28 41 187
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 31 27 37 21 31 147
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 9 12 9 9 54
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 12 10 8 8 9 47
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 10 8 2 6 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 7 9 4 10 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 5 5 8 4 27
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 6 4 3 5 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 7 6 1 1 19
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 2 3 0 1 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 4 3 3 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 2 3 0 5 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 3 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 213 170 183 121 180 867
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 425 377 352 247 356 1757


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