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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 414, Material or Article Handling

( 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 18 16 17 26 36 113
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 14 8 7 14 50
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 10 6 9 4 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 8 10 6 5 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 2 12 6 11 39
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 6 3 6 3 29
(U.S.) IA IOWA 6 2 5 11 4 28
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 4 4 5 8 25
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 2 5 7 5 5 24
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 2 9 5 24
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 6 1 5 4 24
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 3 5 4 21
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 0 4 8 20
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 3 2 3 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 6 0 4 3 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 4 3 5 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 0 2 7 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 4 2 2 4 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 1 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 3 2 2 1 13
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 5 3 1 3 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 4 0 0 3 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 3 3 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 2 4 0 1 11
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 5 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 1 1 0 1 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 3 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 0 3 1 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 0 5 2 7
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 164 144 121 149 172 750
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 52 24 35 30 49 190
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 17 19 10 12 17 75
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 11 14 12 12 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 6 7 7 7 35
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 6 7 4 9 33
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 6 2 2 4 18
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 2 3 4 3 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 1 4 3 3 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 2 2 3 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 4 5 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 4 2 1 5 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 1 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 5 2 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 0 0 3 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 3 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 136 94 103 95 132 560
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 300 238 224 244 304 1310


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