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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 005, Beds

( 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 39 31 43 25 28 166
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 16 21 18 18 103
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 23 26 16 12 21 98
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 15 17 14 19 82
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 15 14 12 8 70
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 19 9 9 12 53
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 9 9 7 16 52
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 9 11 10 9 50
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 8 13 10 12 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 9 9 4 12 49
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 20 8 6 8 7 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 13 11 5 7 13 49
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 16 11 4 8 43
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 12 11 7 6 43
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 10 6 7 8 38
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 8 4 6 6 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 7 6 6 4 28
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 5 5 6 6 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 9 4 3 24
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 6 5 7 2 24
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 3 5 4 6 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 4 7 2 7 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 4 5 4 5 20
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 3 5 0 3 18
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 6 1 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 0 3 2 5 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 4 1 2 6 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 1 3 5 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 3 0 3 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 4 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 3 2 2 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 1 0 2 10
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 0 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 1 2 0 0 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 300 289 291 210 280 1370
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 23 23 17 22 111
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 20 13 10 5 56
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 10 9 9 9 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 10 5 9 5 41
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 11 15 7 3 40
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 3 4 6 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 3 2 2 13
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 2 2 3 0 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 0 2 1 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 0 1 3 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 0 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 1 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 4 0 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 5 0 1 0 1 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 103 99 96 68 70 436
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 403 388 387 278 350 1806


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