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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 211, Supports: Racks

( 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 18 29 21 15 13 96
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 11 19 14 8 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 10 15 14 6 58
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 18 7 4 10 49
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 6 13 10 1 38
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 10 10 9 2 37
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 14 11 4 3 5 37
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 7 7 7 1 36
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 8 8 8 1 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 5 5 2 3 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 4 5 7 3 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 7 6 1 5 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 5 3 5 2 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 6 4 3 3 21
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 0 5 6 2 19
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 3 5 4 4 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 7 3 3 1 17
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 3 5 5 0 16
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 1 3 4 0 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 3 1 3 0 11
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 4 0 0 11
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 2 0 6 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 0 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 187 175 174 146 86 768
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 20 15 15 9 86
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 8 8 7 5 41
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 6 3 3 3 21
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 4 3 4 4 3 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 3 5 5 0 15
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 4 2 5 3 15
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 64 51 53 47 26 241
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 251 226 227 193 112 1009


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