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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 404, Road Structure, Process, or Apparatus

( 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 13 28 12 21 18 92
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 11 5 10 9 40
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 7 3 8 11 36
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 5 10 6 5 33
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 10 8 4 30
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 6 6 6 6 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 6 5 8 6 28
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 2 5 3 14 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 4 4 4 5 25
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 3 4 5 3 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 2 5 5 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 1 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 6 2 0 2 13
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 1 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 1 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 2 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 1 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 0 0 4 2 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 2 2 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 0 4 0 4
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 105 107 96 129 117 554
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 5 13 5 11 42
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 3 10 7 15 41
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 5 2 1 0 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 3 2 4 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 1 1 4 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 0 2 1 2 10
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 2 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 2 0 1 3 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 4 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 43 32 47 30 48 200
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 148 139 143 159 165 754


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