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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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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.) MI MICHIGAN 76 61 74 64 66 341
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 54 27 32 31 36 180
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 21 12 16 8 82
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 11 21 14 16 72
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 6 13 20 17 67
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 13 10 11 14 62
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 7 14 11 10 59
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 4 8 13 16 57
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 7 16 5 9 50
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 5 9 10 6 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 6 11 2 8 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 7 7 4 6 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 4 6 2 6 27
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 10 5 0 2 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 4 5 6 0 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 5 7 2 6 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 7 3 4 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 4 4 5 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 4 1 8 20
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 3 4 6 4 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 9 1 0 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 3 2 3 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 3 2 2 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 1 5 1 4 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 6 2 0 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 3 3 4 3 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 1 2 2 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 4 0 3 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 0 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 3 0 3 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 342 245 320 261 284 1452
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 60 70 55 59 311
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 71 40 72 63 64 310
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 52 49 47 38 42 228
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 23 31 19 22 119
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 19 5 14 13 6 57
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 9 12 10 7 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 7 7 8 9 40
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 6 8 10 11 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 2 11 4 7 26
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 4 2 6 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 7 3 3 4 21
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 7 3 4 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 2 2 3 4 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 2 2 7 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 4 4 0 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 3 0 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 3 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 287 234 305 243 263 1332
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 629 479 625 504 547 2784


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