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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 135, Tent, Canopy, Umbrella, or Cane

( 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 21 11 25 36 33 126
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 4 8 5 7 7 31
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 6 6 4 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 4 4 3 17
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 2 2 6 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 4 4 2 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 0 0 3 3 4 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 1 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 2 2 2 3 10
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 1 0 2 5 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 0 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 0 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 1 1 4 2 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 1 2 2 8
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 0 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 4 0 1 5
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 66 51 81 98 100 396
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 13 12 10 12 67
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 6 5 3 3 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 2 3 3 2 7 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 6 2 2 4 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 2 1 1 8
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 2 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 1 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 36 38 35 25 41 175
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 102 89 116 123 141 571


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