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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 004, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons

( 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 38 26 21 26 150
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 12 11 12 6 57
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 6 11 6 6 45
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 17 9 8 2 8 44
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 8 6 11 4 41
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 7 11 8 4 39
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 8 7 10 4 36
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 10 4 3 4 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 5 3 5 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 6 5 3 2 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 6 4 5 1 22
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 2 3 5 2 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 2 6 2 2 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 5 2 6 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 4 1 3 14
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 4 3 2 1 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 3 6 3 1 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 1 1 4 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 2 1 1 4 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 3 1 0 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 0 2 1 0 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 1 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 216 168 151 125 105 765
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 10 14 16 11 62
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 11 9 8 5 50
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 6 6 8 3 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 6 4 4 1 24
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 4 9 2 1 18
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 5 3 1 3 15
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 2 3 2 1 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 3 2 0 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 0 4 2 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 1 4 1 0 11
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 1 1 1 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 93 61 68 56 33 311
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 309 229 219 181 138 1076


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