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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 451, Abrading

( 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 80 31 30 44 44 229
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 23 15 11 9 6 64
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 33 13 7 2 5 60
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 10 7 6 12 37
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 6 7 7 7 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 7 4 4 7 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 3 10 3 6 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 4 3 5 8 27
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 7 2 7 5 25
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 5 6 0 5 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 1 6 5 2 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 3 4 6 20
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 4 5 5 3 2 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 6 1 1 1 18
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 3 2 3 3 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 1 2 4 15
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 5 1 1 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 2 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 3 3 5 12
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 0 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 1 0 1 1 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 2 0 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 0 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 259 149 129 128 152 817
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 110 76 75 81 75 417
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 43 21 22 28 35 149
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 20 25 20 18 114
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19 12 12 6 8 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 8 6 2 5 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 0 4 4 4 19
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 6 2 3 2 18
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 3 1 1 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 2 0 6 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 4 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 5 0 1 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 9 0 0 0 0 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 259 170 163 168 168 928
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 518 319 292 296 320 1745


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