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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 029, Metal Working

( 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 156 132 139 158 160 745
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 50 34 41 58 55 238
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 36 43 33 61 53 226
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 29 22 29 32 40 152
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 21 32 37 26 140
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 14 35 29 34 131
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 31 24 25 31 129
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 23 20 22 23 21 109
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 19 16 22 21 108
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 18 8 15 22 21 84
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 11 15 15 24 80
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 19 14 12 15 17 77
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 10 12 23 14 68
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 9 11 18 20 66
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 11 3 12 15 21 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 9 14 12 9 58
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 12 8 4 14 17 55
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 6 11 15 15 53
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 11 7 11 15 49
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 6 11 10 12 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 7 6 12 14 46
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 18 8 9 6 5 46
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 2 7 13 10 41
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 11 5 5 6 12 39
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 4 3 11 6 27
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 5 7 6 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 4 6 7 25
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 3 2 9 2 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 3 3 4 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 0 2 5 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 0 3 4 13
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 4 2 0 3 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 3 6 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 0 2 2 1 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 4 2 1 0 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 5 2 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 2 4 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 612 500 557 714 733 3116
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 338 261 274 363 333 1569
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 74 75 64 105 111 429
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 42 54 42 53 78 269
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 31 28 32 50 62 203
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 25 23 20 29 23 120
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 12 21 32 36 117
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 13 14 15 33 28 103
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 9 11 16 14 14 64
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 10 8 11 17 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 8 7 10 10 48
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 4 13 5 12 41
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 10 4 5 11 4 34
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 4 3 10 7 30
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 4 5 7 3 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 6 3 5 5 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 6 5 3 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 2 4 7 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 4 6 4 14
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 2 2 2 3 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 0 3 3 4 13
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 5 0 4 12
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 5 0 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 636 529 560 775 782 3282
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1248 1029 1117 1489 1515 6398


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