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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 428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles

( 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.) CA CALIFORNIA 105 101 75 93 122 496
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 89 99 54 78 76 396
(U.S.) OH OHIO 63 77 64 53 77 334
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 48 51 56 40 62 257
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 69 40 50 28 59 246
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 48 35 25 32 54 194
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 44 34 22 31 30 161
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 32 24 28 32 146
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 28 33 23 38 146
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 26 19 13 40 125
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 18 23 18 19 36 114
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 30 22 17 16 21 106
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 22 16 15 22 94
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 15 18 17 16 23 89
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 19 16 17 17 16 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 20 10 16 25 82
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 13 11 18 23 80
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 16 17 5 21 73
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 15 13 10 10 24 72
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 9 15 21 63
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 14 6 7 21 58
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 10 12 12 11 56
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 19 6 5 8 14 52
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 13 6 7 15 48
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 6 8 5 6 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 2 7 2 6 29
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 4 5 11 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 0 7 8 26
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 8 5 3 6 25
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 6 3 1 5 19
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 5 0 7 4 19
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 4 1 3 6 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 0 0 1 4 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 3 2 2 1 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 1 2 1 4 11
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 3 3 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 2 4 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 824 798 634 654 967 3877
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 662 624 584 619 853 3342
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 179 153 116 121 187 756
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 36 44 50 75 116 321
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 43 31 38 37 53 202
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 45 24 25 42 162
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 17 21 33 65 158
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 29 26 15 18 26 114
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 23 10 11 14 29 87
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 17 13 19 16 75
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 17 15 7 17 71
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 11 15 14 17 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 15 10 9 19 64
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 6 4 10 8 38
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 7 0 12 7 28
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 5 1 7 9 27
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 6 8 0 5 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 2 2 5 6 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 4 3 5 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 3 3 1 3 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 1 2 1 8 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 6 4 1 1 1 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 0 3 6 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 3 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 5 0 0 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 0 2 2 8
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 0 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1126 1062 950 1048 1516 5702
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1950 1860 1584 1702 2483 9579


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