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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 312, Supports: Cabinet Structure

( 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 26 16 15 8 7 72
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 13 14 4 2 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 11 9 7 5 36
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 9 6 4 5 27
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 3 7 2 4 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 8 5 3 0 20
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 8 1 4 2 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 2 3 5 3 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 1 3 5 15
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 5 1 1 2 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 4 4 0 0 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 1 2 0 2 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 0 2 3 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 3 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 0 4 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 0 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 2 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 0 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 2 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 123 105 86 56 54 424
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 25 24 15 19 20 103
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 1 9 13 8 40
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 12 8 4 7 8 39
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 10 1 7 2 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 6 6 18
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 5 1 3 2 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 2 3 2 1 16
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 2 2 3 9
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 5 0 0 1 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 0 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 84 66 42 64 59 315
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 207 171 128 120 113 739


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