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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 2007 - 2011 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 264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 25 27 23 73 56 204
(U.S.) OH OHIO 28 20 22 50 35 155
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 15 25 35 32 134
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 16 12 25 33 105
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 17 12 27 22 93
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 8 8 28 40 93
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 12 14 25 29 91
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 11 21 23 15 85
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 15 6 27 18 77
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 7 5 11 16 52
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 7 6 20 12 51
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 4 6 10 12 19 51
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 6 8 13 13 49
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 6 5 16 18 48
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 8 9 13 6 40
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 9 8 9 6 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 6 10 13 35
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 9 9 5 29
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 6 10 6 28
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 3 8 6 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 3 5 6 8 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 6 6 8 2 25
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 6 6 4 4 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 1 6 6 6 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 4 1 4 7 22
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 3 7 5 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 5 1 9 4 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 5 6 2 17
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 4 2 5 5 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 3 2 4 14
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 3 3 3 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 1 3 7 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 0 3 3 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 3 1 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 259 249 272 525 472 1777
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 100 113 112 238 184 747
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 62 33 31 84 83 293
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 14 14 33 32 107
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 6 12 27 36 91
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 14 10 27 27 89
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 9 11 27 25 83
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 16 9 29 11 79
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 4 10 23 20 65
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 5 3 20 13 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 4 5 14 14 43
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 3 13 12 40
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 5 6 13 32
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 5 7 8 24
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 4 8 9 22
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 2 4 7 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 2 1 4 4 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 2 1 1 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 2 4 4 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 2 1 1 4 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 1 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 280 254 252 588 533 1907
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 539 503 524 1113 1005 3684


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