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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 081, Tools

( 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 27 28 8 9 16 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 19 14 6 5 8 52
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 10 12 8 0 10 40
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 12 8 3 6 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 13 3 0 7 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 11 4 3 6 32
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 6 7 3 9 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 8 1 2 3 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 10 7 4 4 1 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 5 7 1 4 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 3 2 4 20
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 6 3 1 1 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 4 0 2 3 16
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 4 3 0 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 5 1 4 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 3 1 1 1 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 4 2 0 5 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 2 0 1 9
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 1 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 3 0 0 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 5 2 0 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 3 1 0 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 195 178 97 57 107 634
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 147 104 75 34 42 402
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 11 4 5 12 47
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 11 13 4 2 11 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 10 4 4 6 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 0 2 3 1 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 1 1 1 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 6 0 3 0 2 11
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 5 1 1 1 10
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 3 1 2 2 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 2 1 0 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 1 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BZX BELIZE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 221 159 108 58 88 634
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 416 337 205 115 195 1268


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