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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 64 66 69 95 85 379
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 31 36 31 29 25 152
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 17 12 18 13 80
(U.S.) OH OHIO 16 8 12 22 18 76
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 14 11 22 15 73
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 16 10 14 12 66
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 10 13 14 14 62
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 16 8 14 11 62
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 9 9 9 11 43
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 6 10 7 8 41
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 6 2 11 12 33
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 8 8 8 8 33
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 8 7 3 4 24
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 6 6 2 5 23
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 5 4 6 4 23
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 0 6 6 3 21
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 6 3 3 7 21
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 4 2 6 2 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 4 4 6 4 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 4 2 3 6 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 4 2 7 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 0 1 6 5 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 2 5 3 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 3 5 3 2 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 2 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 3 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 0 4 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 3 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 2 1 1 7
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 261 284 265 341 312 1463
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 55 59 75 108 102 399
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 63 64 66 91 76 360
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 38 42 35 42 33 190
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 19 22 32 18 11 102
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 10 11 13 6 15 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 6 15 12 6 52
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 9 11 10 11 49
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 7 8 14 10 49
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 7 4 5 4 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 6 2 8 5 23
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 7 3 4 3 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 3 4 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 3 1 2 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 1 0 2 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 2 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 0 5 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 3 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 0 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ANX NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 243 263 282 333 300 1421
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 504 547 547 674 612 2884


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