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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 101 75 93 122 168 559
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 99 54 78 76 102 409
(U.S.) OH OHIO 77 64 53 77 94 365
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 51 56 40 62 83 292
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 40 50 28 59 48 225
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 35 25 32 54 45 191
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 28 33 23 38 47 169
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 32 24 28 32 45 161
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 34 22 31 30 41 158
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 19 13 40 42 140
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 18 19 36 28 124
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 10 16 25 31 102
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 18 17 16 23 21 95
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 17 16 21 19 95
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 16 15 22 20 95
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 16 17 17 16 24 90
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 10 10 24 26 83
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 11 18 23 14 79
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 16 17 5 21 15 74
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 14 6 7 21 24 72
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 9 15 21 18 72
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 6 7 15 21 62
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 5 8 14 28 61
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 12 12 11 10 55
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 8 5 6 8 33
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 4 5 11 8 32
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 0 7 8 8 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 7 2 6 9 26
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 8 5 3 6 3 25
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 0 7 4 6 22
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 3 1 5 5 20
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 3 6 5 19
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 3 2 4 3 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 2 1 5 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 2 4 6 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 4 7 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 1 4 3 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 3 3 2 10
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 1 0 5 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 2 3 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 798 634 654 967 1111 4164
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 624 584 619 853 934 3614
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 153 116 121 187 193 770
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 44 50 75 116 108 393
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 31 38 37 53 64 223
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 21 33 65 52 188
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 45 24 25 42 43 179
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 26 15 18 26 29 114
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 17 15 7 17 36 92
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 15 14 17 34 91
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 10 11 14 29 18 82
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 13 19 16 17 82
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 10 9 19 19 72
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 0 12 7 21 47
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 6 4 10 8 14 42
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 7 9 4 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 8 0 5 4 23
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 2 5 6 8 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 4 3 5 5 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 3 1 3 6 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 1 8 4 16
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 3 6 4 14
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 2 2 5 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 3 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 1 4 2 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 5 0 0 1 9
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 4 1 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1062 950 1048 1516 1636 6212
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1860 1584 1702 2483 2747 10376


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