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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 248, Supports (e.g., for holding articles, etc.)

( 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 44 49 43 39 225
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 15 26 26 12 99
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 18 23 17 15 97
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 22 23 21 15 12 93
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 13 15 15 12 74
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 11 18 19 15 71
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 13 11 21 10 71
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 17 11 16 13 9 66
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 12 13 11 9 57
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 12 9 9 9 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 6 10 4 6 36
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 3 7 8 4 28
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 8 7 6 3 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 5 6 10 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 0 5 10 3 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 2 9 6 3 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 5 6 5 3 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 4 5 4 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 7 4 4 23
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 5 5 3 5 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 6 5 4 2 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 9 1 2 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 2 8 2 18
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 8 2 5 18
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 3 1 5 4 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 2 2 5 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 3 4 3 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 2 4 2 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 4 3 0 2 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 3 3 0 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 2 5 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 299 253 320 302 236 1410
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 63 48 39 48 61 259
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 39 35 23 39 24 160
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 20 24 30 27 126
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 7 18 20 13 74
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 7 8 18 26 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 5 8 4 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 7 9 0 6 29
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 2 2 5 2 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 1 1 7 4 16
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 3 5 3 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 3 2 4 2 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 3 1 2 3 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 2 4 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 0 2 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 4 0 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 196 151 144 198 183 872
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 495 404 464 500 419 2282


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