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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 052, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings)

( 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 63 49 56 45 32 245
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 38 31 29 20 148
(U.S.) OH OHIO 42 32 29 17 11 131
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 36 29 22 18 18 123
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 35 22 22 18 17 114
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 40 24 15 15 16 110
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 24 21 13 13 94
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 23 21 17 11 18 90
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 21 15 16 9 13 74
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 26 9 12 14 74
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 15 18 12 6 69
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 13 13 12 8 58
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 20 8 13 6 8 55
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 11 7 10 6 54
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 12 12 7 10 52
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 10 8 8 9 49
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 10 8 5 6 39
(U.S.) IA IOWA 11 11 4 9 2 37
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 9 6 11 6 37
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 8 5 10 32
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 9 5 5 3 31
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 8 4 6 5 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 6 3 3 4 27
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 5 7 6 5 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 7 8 3 5 2 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 7 4 5 3 25
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 4 3 2 7 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 2 6 3 5 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 4 5 2 4 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 8 1 3 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 3 3 0 16
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 4 3 2 0 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 2 2 4 1 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 6 2 3 1 0 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 2 0 4 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 3 1 0 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 2 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 1 0 3 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 554 474 408 330 303 2069
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 37 24 19 18 139
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 26 26 21 17 14 104
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 25 29 15 12 11 92
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 20 9 14 6 4 53
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 13 7 10 6 49
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 8 14 6 4 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 10 11 2 8 38
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 6 3 3 5 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 7 6 6 4 33
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 8 8 3 3 25
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 5 3 3 1 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 5 4 4 0 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 5 2 3 2 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 3 3 2 1 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 6 1 0 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 6 1 0 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 220 203 152 108 95 778
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 774 677 560 438 398 2847


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