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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 297, Chairs and Seats

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 74 64 66 68 95 367
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 32 31 36 31 29 159
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 20 17 12 18 80
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 21 14 16 10 14 75
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 16 8 12 22 70
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 11 14 11 22 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 14 11 10 13 14 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 13 16 8 14 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 16 5 9 9 9 48
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 10 6 10 7 42
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 2 8 7 3 31
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 1 8 8 8 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 6 2 11 27
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 4 6 6 2 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 4 5 4 6 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 0 6 6 23
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 6 4 2 6 22
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 2 6 3 3 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 1 4 4 6 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 4 2 3 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 0 3 5 3 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 2 0 1 6 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 3 3 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 9 1 0 1 3 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 0 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 2 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 1 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 0 1 3 7
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 320 261 284 264 341 1470
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 70 55 59 75 108 367
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 72 63 64 66 91 356
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 47 38 42 35 42 204
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 31 19 22 32 18 122
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 13 6 15 12 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 10 7 8 14 51
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 10 11 13 6 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 9 11 10 45
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 4 7 4 5 31
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 2 6 2 8 22
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 7 3 4 3 4 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 7 3 4 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 4 1 0 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 0 0 3 8
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 3 2 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 0 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ANX NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 305 243 263 282 333 1426
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 625 504 547 546 674 2896


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