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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 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( 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 44 51 42 51 52 240
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 20 27 21 27 28 123
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 29 19 24 27 121
(U.S.) OH OHIO 14 20 18 23 32 107
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 17 22 21 23 97
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 13 25 17 17 16 88
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 18 13 14 15 68
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 8 10 23 12 65
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 16 9 15 14 65
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 14 12 16 12 62
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 10 7 18 14 58
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 9 8 14 16 58
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 8 8 8 14 49
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 11 6 12 11 47
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 8 11 9 40
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 5 3 14 11 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 8 6 9 5 31
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 6 5 9 7 31
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 11 4 2 5 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 10 6 3 7 27
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 3 9 8 26
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 6 3 6 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 6 2 6 3 19
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 6 3 3 4 19
(U.S.) ME MAINE 5 3 2 5 1 16
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 4 8 1 16
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 4 3 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 0 2 4 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 4 3 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 2 1 4 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 1 1 2 0 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 265 355 284 393 376 1673
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 39 35 55 40 195
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 19 30 35 36 146
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 24 22 21 24 104
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 15 13 13 7 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 14 8 16 16 59
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 10 6 14 10 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 7 5 13 9 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 3 5 12 6 28
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 3 8 6 8 28
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 3 9 7 26
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 2 8 3 17
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 6 2 4 4 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 1 7 4 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 3 3 0 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 3 2 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 3 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 2 2 4 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 0 4 0 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 2 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PFX FRENCH POLYNESIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 118 169 161 238 193 879
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 383 524 445 631 569 2552


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