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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 040, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting

( 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 20 29 14 28 42 133
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 12 13 13 13 14 65
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 11 16 7 10 59
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 8 6 11 15 51
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 13 9 11 11 48
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 8 8 6 8 35
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 7 4 10 8 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 3 5 4 8 30
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 5 2 7 6 27
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 8 3 7 6 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 4 9 5 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 7 3 8 4 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 6 3 5 4 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 4 3 2 19
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 6 2 2 19
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 3 1 4 2 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 4 3 6 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 3 2 5 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 4 5 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 2 0 4 2 10
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 0 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 1 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 1 1 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 150 167 131 169 194 811
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 11 10 8 7 48
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 11 8 12 4 45
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 9 6 4 2 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 1 6 6 18
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 1 3 9 2 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 2 1 4 4 17
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 1 6 3 4 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 1 4 5 2 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 3 1 3 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 53 53 53 66 47 272
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 203 220 184 235 241 1083


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