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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 441, Buoys, Rafts, and Aquatic Devices

( 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 23 21 26 22 17 109
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 6 5 9 2 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 2 3 3 15
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 2 0 5 4 3 14
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 0 4 1 3 10
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 1 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 2 1 2 7
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 3 1 7
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 0 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 58 56 77 64 51 306
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 5 4 7 5 22
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 2 2 5 1 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 4 1 1 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 2 0 2 8
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 23 21 24 21 14 103
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 81 77 101 85 65 409


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