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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 473, Games Using Tangible Projectile

( 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 106 90 127 126 112 561
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 34 41 46 50 43 214
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 29 31 32 24 15 131
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 30 26 31 20 20 127
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 15 16 19 24 25 99
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 19 24 11 14 87
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 19 19 20 19 84
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 18 15 19 7 76
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 4 19 15 13 62
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 18 8 8 8 50
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 9 14 5 9 47
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 12 9 10 9 46
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 9 12 4 6 41
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 10 11 3 6 39
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 9 6 5 6 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 13 6 4 6 30
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 6 7 4 3 30
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 9 9 5 3 30
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 5 6 7 6 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 3 4 11 3 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 10 5 4 2 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 4 6 4 2 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 3 8 5 1 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 6 8 3 4 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 4 4 3 5 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 2 4 5 4 21
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 4 3 6 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 4 4 1 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 2 1 3 1 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 6 2 0 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 3 0 4 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 0 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 3 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 424 428 494 433 376 2155
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 99 82 120 114 94 509
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 47 38 42 33 26 186
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 11 20 15 15 71
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 11 9 9 2 35
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 2 7 9 3 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 4 2 5 16
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 1 2 5 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 6 0 0 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NAX NAMIBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 184 154 221 205 155 919
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 608 582 715 638 531 3074


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