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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 043, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying

( 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.) FL FLORIDA 20 21 13 21 15 90
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 20 15 11 14 12 72
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 12 8 12 3 43
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 10 7 4 8 39
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 9 8 6 8 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 4 7 5 4 30
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 5 3 3 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 6 6 3 5 24
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 6 5 2 5 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 6 6 5 3 23
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 8 3 3 5 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 4 3 1 2 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 2 5 4 4 20
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 7 2 4 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 6 2 2 18
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 4 4 2 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 7 6 0 1 2 16
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 3 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 7 3 1 1 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 5 2 1 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 1 1 3 2 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 2 4 0 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 6 1 0 2 2 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 3 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 1 0 5 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 0 2 2 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 196 172 148 123 118 757
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 2 4 2 2 20
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 7 3 2 0 14
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 0 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 3 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PYX PARAGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 25 23 22 16 12 98
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 221 195 170 139 130 855


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