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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 101, Printing

( 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.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 28 9 11 2 2 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 7 16 7 2 44
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 9 9 13 4 5 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 17 4 6 5 3 35
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 5 8 2 4 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 1 5 7 3 24
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 6 6 2 1 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 1 8 2 2 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 1 4 1 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 4 1 4 0 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 1 0 3 3 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 2 6 2 1 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 5 1 0 10
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 4 1 1 0 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 3 0 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 4 1 0 0 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 3 1 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 4 1 0 9
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 2 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 172 86 121 56 51 486
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 156 102 88 76 73 495
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 147 88 87 40 34 396
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 10 7 2 3 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 7 6 4 5 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 7 6 2 3 30
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 6 2 4 5 30
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 15 2 5 0 5 27
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 5 5 4 3 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 2 4 8 17
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 3 2 3 2 16
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 2 4 4 0 16
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 3 5 1 3 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 4 4 0 1 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 1 2 0 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 408 247 230 148 149 1182
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 580 333 351 204 200 1668


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