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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 442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, 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.) GA GEORGIA 22 15 3 6 8 54
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 8 9 5 10 43
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 13 5 8 6 8 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 5 8 4 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 4 3 5 9 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 6 8 5 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 2 2 3 2 18
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 4 0 2 3 17
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 0 3 4 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 2 2 1 4 12
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 0 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 2 1 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 0 1 5 9
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 1 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 121 72 61 70 80 404
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 12 13 14 20 93
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 7 7 5 8 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 1 2 8 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 2 6 3 3 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 1 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 0 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 1 0 1 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 32 39 38 47 233
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 198 104 100 108 127 637


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